William Davies (screenwriter)

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William Davies
Alma mater Mercersburg Academy
University of Cambridge
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, film producer

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]

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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

YearTitleWriterProducer
1988 Twins YesNo
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot YesNo
1993 The Real McCoy YesExecutive
Ghost in the Machine YesCo-producer
1995 Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde YesNo
2000 The Guilty YesExecutive
2002 Ignition YesNo
2003 Johnny English YesNo
2006 Alien Autopsy YesYes
Flushed Away YesNo
2010 How to Train Your Dragon YesNo
2011 Johnny English Reborn StoryExecutive
Puss in Boots StoryNo
2018 Johnny English Strikes Again YesExecutive
2022 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile YesNo

Television

YearTitleWriterProducerNotes
1987 Student Exchange YesNoTV movie
1994 Bermuda Grace YesYesTV movie
1998Ghost CopYesNo1 episode
2001Red CapNoYesTV movie
2004Red CapNoYes2 episodes
2022 Man vs. Bee YesYes9-episode series

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