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Tony McNamara

Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn December 31, 1966 (59 years)
Tony McNamara (born 31 December 1966) is an Australian writer and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplays for The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023). Starting in theater, he transitioned to television, creating The Great and writing for shows like Doctor Doctor. His film career soared with The Favourite, earning an Oscar nomination, followed by another for Poor Things, both with Yorgos Lanthimos, who chose him after reviewing hundreds of playwrights, finding his match in McNamara. He co-wrote Cruella and is scripting a Star Wars film and Evangeline. His style blends historical settings with modern humor, and he directed The Rage in Placid Lake.

Known For

  • The Favourite
  • Poor Things
  • Cruella
  • The Great
  • The Roses
  • Ashby
  • Offspring
  • Danny Deckchair
  • Doctor Doctor (2016)
  • The Rage in Placid Lake
  • Puberty Blues
  • Rush (2008)
  • Love My Way
  • Spirited
  • Tangle

Filmography

2025
The Roses · as Screenplay
2023
Poor Things · as Screenplay
2021
Cruella · as Screenplay
2020
The Great (TV Series)
2018
2016
2015
2012
Puberty Blues (TV Series)
2010
Spirited (TV Series)
2010
Offspring (TV Series)
2009
Tangle (TV Series)
2008
Rush (2008) (TV Series)
2008
Moving Wallpaper (TV Series)
2008
Echo Beach (TV Series)
2004
Love My Way (TV Series)
2003
The Rage in Placid Lake · as Screenplay
2001
1997
Big Sky (TV Series)
1991
All Together Now (TV Series)

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