Martin Stellman (London, July 28, 1948) is a British screenwriter and director best known for creating and writing The Interpreter, starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and co-writing with Franc Roddam the 1979 British cult classic Quadrophenia.[1]
He wrote and directed the action thriller For Queen and Country starring Denzel Washington playing a Falklands War veteran. He attended Bristol University, before joining the psychedelic band Principal Edwards Magic Theatre[2] and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. He often collaborates with British screenwriter and director Brian Ward.
He recently teamed up with Idris Elba co-writing Yardie, Elba's feature debut. Elba took inspiration from Stellman's earlier film Babylon, a drama about sound-system culture in London during the 1970s.
Filmography
Writer
- Yardie (2018)
- The Interpreter (2005)
- Shoebox Zoo (TV series, 3 episodes) (2004)
- Tabloid (2001)
- For Queen and Country (1988)
- Defence of the Realm (1986)
- Babylon (1980)
- Quadrophenia (1979)
Director
- Harry (TV series, 3 episodes) (1993)
- For Queen and Country (1988)
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