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- Birthday: 1983-11-01
- Born Place: UK
Michael Lesslie
Michael Lesslie, born in November 1983, is a highly regarded British playwright, screenwriter, and producer, known for his diverse and award-winning work across stage, film, and television. After studying English Language and Literature at Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a double first, Lesslie embarked on a prolific career that quickly garnered critical attention. His debut short film, Heavy Metal Drummer, earned a BAFTA nomination, setting the stage for his future successes.Lesslie has a significant presence in film, notably co-writing the screenplay for the acclaimed 2015 adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender, and contributing to the screenplay for the 2016 film Assassin's Creed. More recently, he co-wrote the screenplay for the highly successful The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), which revitalized the franchise. He is also a credited screenwriter for the upcoming Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) and is reportedly working on an X-Men film for Marvel, bringing the mutants into the MCU.In television, Lesslie was the lead writer and executive producer for the critically lauded series The Little Drummer Girl (2018), directed by Park Chan-Wook. As a producer, he co-founded Storyteller Productions with PJ van Sandwijk, and their work includes films like Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives (2022) and Doug Liman's Locked Down (2021), as well as the Emmy-winning documentary The Rescue. Lesslie's stage adaptations, such as The Constant Prince and Swimming With Sharks, have been performed in London's West End and beyond, showcasing his versatility as a storyteller.
