Paul King

10 films directed

Biography

Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is an English screenwriter and director. He works in television, film and theatre and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director.

His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wrote Wonka, a film which serves as a backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier.

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Most directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 220 mi Total budget from 3 film(s) with data
US$ 1.3 bi Total box office from 4 film(s) with data
US$ 73 mi Average budget from 3 film(s) with data
US$ 315 mi Average box office from 4 film(s) with data
6.9 Average rating from 4 film(s) with data
5.7× Return on investment from 3 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Wonka	2023	US$ 125 mi	US$ 635 mi	7.0
Paddington 2	2017	US$ 40 mi	US$ 290 mi	7.5
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me	2017	—	—	1.0
Little Britain Sketch	2015	—	—	9.5
Paddington	2014	US$ 55 mi	US$ 334 mi	7.1
Bunny and the Bull	2009	—	US$ 81,010	6.1
The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour	2009	—	—	7.3
The Mighty Boosh Live	2006	—	—	7.9
Prince Charming	—	—	—	—
Untitled Fred Astaire Biopic	—	—	—	—