Oliver Parker
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Biography

Parker was born in London, the son of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP (general practitioner), and Sir Peter Parker
Peter Parker (British businessman)
Sir Peter Parker KBE LVO was a British businessman, best known as chairman of the British Railways Board from 1976 to 1983.-Early life:...

, formerly Chief executive of British Rail. His brother is actor Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker is an English actor best known for playing Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.-Personal life:...

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Director

  • Othello
    Othello (1995 film)
    Othello is a 1995 film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was directed by Oliver Parker and stars Laurence Fishburne as Othello, Irène Jacob as Desdemona, and Kenneth Branagh as Iago...

    (1995)
  • An Ideal Husband (1999)
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
    The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film)
    The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 British-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners play of the same name. The original music score is composed by Charlie Mole...

    (2002)
  • The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
    The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
    The Private Life of Samuel Pepys is a 2003 British comedy television film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Steve Coogan, Lou Doillon and Nathaniel Parker. It portrayed the historical diarist Samuel Pepys. It was aired on BBC2 on 16 December 2003, drawing an audience of 2.9 million...

    (2003) (TV movie)
  • Fade to Black
    Fade to Black (2006 film)
    Fade to Black is a 2006 thriller film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Danny Huston as Orson Welles.-Synopsis:The year is 1948. His Hollywood career deadlocked, Orson Welles is in need to get over his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth...

    (2006)
  • I Really Hate My Job
    I Really Hate My Job
    - External links :*...

    (2007)
  • St. Trinian's (2007)
  • Dorian Gray (2009)
  • St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
    St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
    St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold is a 2009 comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson, both of whom directed the previous film in the series...

    (2009)
  • Johnny English Reborn
    Johnny English Reborn
    Johnny English Reborn is a 2011 British spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre and film franchise reboots. The film is the sequel to Johnny English , and stars Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the title character and directed by Oliver Parker. The film has a slightly...

    (2011)

Film

  • Hellraiser
    Hellraiser
    Hellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...

    (1987) – Moving Man #2
  • Hellbound: Hellraiser II
    Hellbound: Hellraiser II
    Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1988 horror film directed by Tony Randel. It draws heavily upon, and was made by much of the same cast and crew as its precursor, Hellraiser.-Summary:...

    (1988) – Workman 2
  • Nightbreed
    Nightbreed
    Nightbreed is a 1990 American fantasy horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his 1988 novella Cabal. The film features Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby and David Cronenberg. The story centers in a community of mutant outcasts that hides from humanity, known as the...

    (1990) – Peloquin

Television

  • Matlock
    Matlock (TV series)
    Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...

    (1 episode, 1987) – Man at Butler's School
  • The Bill
    The Bill
    The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...

    (1 episode, 1989) – Glen Phelps

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