Chris Hampton produced and penned the scripts for a few major films during the 1980s, including Dangerous Liaisons the screenplay for which he earned both an Academy Award and a Writer's Guild Award. He adapted the script from his play of the same title. Hampton was born to British parents in the Azores. While attending Oxford, the 18-year-old Hampton had his first play produced. He became the resident dramatist at the Royal Court in London between 1968 and 1970. Through the '70s, Hampton's reputation as an excellent playwright grew.
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- Son of British parents.
- Grew up in Aden, Egypt, Hong Kong and Zanzibar before settling in England.
- His family fled Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
- Won two Tony Awards in 1995.
- In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors List, was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to literature.
- In 2008, was ranked number 43 in Telegraph's list of the 100 most powerful people in British culture.
- In the 2020 Queen's New Years Honors List, was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.