Julian Fellowes
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, DL (born 17 August 1949), known professionally as Julian Fellowes, is an English actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter, and Conservative peer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Olivier Awards, and a Tony Award.
The Right Honourable The Lord Fellowes of West Stafford | |
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Fellowes in 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2011 Life peerage | |
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| Born | Julian Alexander Fellowes 17 August 1949 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Emma Joy Kitchener (m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Dorset, England |
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Fellowes won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the Robert Altman directed murder-mystery Gosford Park (2001). He also wrote the screenplays for Vanity Fair (2004), Separate Lies (2005), The Young Victoria (2009), and The Chaperone (2018). He gained renown as the creator, writer and executive producer of the multiple award-winning ITV series Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and the HBO series The Gilded Age (2022–present). He wrote the books for the Broadway musicals Mary Poppins (2006), and School of Rock (2015).