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Ol Parker

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  • Director
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Ol Parker in Imagine Me & You (2005)
Ol Parker was born on 2 June 1969 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Now Is Good (2012), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). He has been married to Thandiwe Newton since 11 July 1998. They have three children.
BornJune 2, 1969
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
    Now Is Good
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2011
    George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
    Ticket to Paradise
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2022

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    Writer



    • George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
      Ticket to Paradise
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
      A Boy Called Christmas
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2021
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • story by
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, and Tina Desai in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
      The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
      6.5
      • screen story by
      • screenplay by
      • 2015
    • Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
      Now Is Good
      7.0
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Piper Perabo, Darren Boyd, Matthew Goode, and Lena Headey in Imagine Me & You (2005)
      Imagine Me & You
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • It Was an Accident (2000)
      It Was an Accident
      5.7
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Oliver Milburn and Thandiwe Newton in In Your Dreams (1996)
      In Your Dreams
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Grange Hill (1978)
      Grange Hill
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994–1996
    • Ian Hart and Lena Headey in Loved Up (1995)
      Loved Up
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1995

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    • Office Romance
      • Director
      • In Production



    • George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise (2022)
      Ticket to Paradise
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
      Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
      Now Is Good
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Piper Perabo, Darren Boyd, Matthew Goode, and Lena Headey in Imagine Me & You (2005)
      Imagine Me & You
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2005

    Producer



    • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
      A Boy Called Christmas
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • It Was an Accident (2000)
      It Was an Accident
      5.7
      • associate producer
      • 2000

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    • Born
      • June 2, 1969
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Thandiwe NewtonJuly 11, 1998 - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Ripley Parker

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      Daughter, Ripley Parker, born in London on 17 December 2000. She was named after the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979).
    • Quotes
      [on "the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'] Old people not really doing old things and not really doing young things, but just being - I thought that was lovely. As I get older, I find things that I thought would be sorted by now aren't. The idea of writing stuff like that for a much older generation was incredibly appealing.

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