Paul King

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Wonka (2023) — Director
2. Paddington (2014) — Director
3. Paddington 2 (2017) — Director
4. Space Force (2020) — Director
5. The Mighty Boosh (2004) — Director
6. Bunny and the Bull (2009) — Director
7. The Mighty Boosh Live (2006) — Director
8. The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour (2009) — Director
9. Little Britain Sketch (2015) — Director
10. Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me (2017) — Director
11. Prince Charming — Director
12. Labubu — Director
13. Come Fly With Me (2010) — Director
14. Astaire — Director

Also appeared in

1. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) — Techie
2. Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006)
3. The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space (2008) — Himself
4. The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse (2005) — Self
5. Once More with Ealing (2019) — Self
6. An A to Z of Paddington (2024) — Self
7. The Mighty Boosh: The Making of Series 2 (2006) — Self
8. The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3 (2008) — Self