William Davies (screenwriter)

William Davies
Born	England
Other names	William Davis Will Davies
Alma mater	Mercersburg Academy University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film producer
Relatives	Michael Davies (brother) Rebecca de Pont Davies (sister)

William Davies (sometimes credited William Davis or Will Davies) is an English screenwriter and producer. He has written and co-written a number of films including Twins (1988), The Real McCoy (1993), ^[1] the Johnny English franchise (2003-2018), Alien Autopsy (2006), Flushed Away (2006), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022). ^[2]

The British-born Davies is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Cambridge University. He is the brother of television producer Michael Davies and the opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director
1988	Twins	Yes	No	Ivan Reitman
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Yes	No	Roger Spottiswoode
1993	The Real McCoy	Yes	Executive	Russell Mulcahy
	Ghost in the Machine	Yes	Co-producer
1995	Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde	Yes	No	David Price
2000	The Guilty	Yes	Executive	Anthony Waller
2002	Ignition	Yes	No	Yves Simoneau
2003	Johnny English	Yes	No	Peter Howitt
2006	Alien Autopsy	Yes	Yes	Jonny Campbell
	Flushed Away	Yes	No	David Bowers Sam Fell
2010	How to Train Your Dragon	Yes	No	Chris Sanders Dean DeBlois
2011	Johnny English Reborn	Story	Executive	Oliver Parker
	Puss in Boots	Story	No	Chris Miller
2018	Johnny English Strikes Again	Yes	Executive	David Kerr
2022	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	Yes	No	Will Speck Josh Gordon

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
1987	Student Exchange	Yes	No	TV movie
1994	Bermuda Grace	Yes	Yes	TV movie
1998	Ghost Cop	Yes	No	1 episode
2001	Red Cap	No	Yes	TV movie
2004	Red Cap	No	Yes	2 episodes
2020	The Letter for the King	Yes	Executive
2022	Man vs. Bee	Yes	Yes	9-episode series

References

1. Vincent Canby (10 September 1993). "A Burglar, Once, but Also a Mom". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
2. "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

• William Davies at IMDb