David Magee
Flint, Michigan, USA

David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008. His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)
Screenplay
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Screenplay
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Screenplay | Executive Producer
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
Screenplay
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
Screenplay
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Screenplay | Story
Life of Pi (2012)
Screenplay
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Screenplay
Finding Neverland (2004)
Screenplay