David Nicholls

Novelist

Birthday November 30, 1966

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Eastleigh, England

Age 58 years old

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About

British novelist, screenwriter, writer, author, and producer who is best known for his work in Far from the Madding Crowd, Patrick Melrose, and Starter for 10. 

Before Fame

He graduated from Barton Peveril College at Eastleigh, Hampshire. In the year 1988, he also received a BA in Drama and English from the University of Bristol. He later trained as an actor at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. 

Trivia

His novel "One Day" became a Netflix series in the year 2024. In the year 2016, he received the award for honorary DLitt from the University of Bristol. During his days as an actor, he commented that he struggled as an actor. He has said, "I'd committed myself to a profession for which I lacked not just talent and charisma, but the most basic of skills. Moving, standing still - things like that."

Family Life

He is the middle of three siblings. He is married to Hanna Nicholls. They have two children together. 

Associated With

In the year 2005, he wrote Aftersun for the Old Vic's 24-Hour Play festival that stared James NesbittSaffron BurrowsCatherine Tate and Gael García Bernal