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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Iran

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Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 7


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Biography

Hossein Amini (Persian: حسین امینی; born 18 January 1966) is an Iranian-born British screenwriter and film director. Amini has worked as a screenwriter since the early 1990s. He was nominated for numerous awards for the 1997 film The Wings of the Dove, including an Academy Award for Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay. He also won a "Best Adapted Screenplay" award from the Austin Film Critics Association for his screenplay adaptation of Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive (2011), based on the novel by James Sallis. For his directorial debut, he both wrote and directed The Two Faces of January, an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel.

Most Famous Work

The Alienist
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8

The Alienist

(2018) Teleplay
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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7

Obi-Wan Kenobi

(2022) Writer
Drive
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8

Drive

(2011) Thanks
McMafia
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7

McMafia

(2018) Creator
Snow White and the Huntsman
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6

Snow White and the Huntsman

(2012) Screenplay
47 Ronin
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6

47 Ronin

(2013) Screenplay
The Snowman
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5

The Snowman

(2017) Screenplay
Killshot
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6

Killshot

(2008) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Executive Producer
2018 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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