David Magee
Biography
David Magee (born 1962 in Flint, Michigan) is an American screenwriter, producer and former actor. He initially pursued acting, performing in regional theatre and Off-Broadway productions before moving into screenwriting. He made his feature-film debut as a screenwriter with Finding Neverland (2004), directed by Marc Forster and starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. The film earned him Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay.
He later wrote the screenplays for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), Life of Pi (2012), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), A Man Called Otto (2022) and The Little Mermaid (2023). His adaptation of Life of Pi earned him a second Academy Award nomination, while Mary Poppins Returns received a Humanitas Prize. He has also worked on The Tiger's Apprentice (2024).
