Christopher Hampton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christopher Hampton

British playwright, screenwriter and film director

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1946

Place of Birth: Faial Island, Azores, Portugal

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, translator, author, film director, librettist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Christopher James Hampton, CBE, FRSL (born 26 January 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director.
He is best known for his play based on the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses and the film version Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
He was nominated in the same category for the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's Atonement (2007).