Tony McNamara
McNamara at the 2023BFI London Film Festival
Born	1967 (age 57–58) Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)	Playwright, screenwriter, television producer, film director, film producer
Years active	1993–present
Known for	The Favourite The Great Cruella Poor Things
Spouse	Unknown ​ (divorced)​ Belinda Bromilow ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	3

Tony McNamara (born 1967) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. He is also an occasional film director and producer. He is known for his work on the scripts forThe Favourite (2018) andPoor Things (2023), two films directed byYorgos Lanthimos, being nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay withDeborah Davis for the former and theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the latter. On television, he created the comedy-drama seriesThe Great (2020–2023).

Tony McNamara was born in 1967^[1] inKilmore, in the state ofVictoria, Australia, and was educated atAssumption College, Kilmore. Following careers in catering and finance, McNamara settled on a career as a writer following a visit to Rome.^[2] He studied writing at theRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology and screenwriting at theAustralian Film, Television and Radio School.^[3]

After writing various television episodes and stage plays,^[4] McNamara made his film debut in 2003 directingThe Rage in Placid Lake, adapted from his stage playThe Café Latte Kid.^[5] Following this, he wrote for various television programmes in Australia, most notablyThe Secret Life of Us,Love My Way,Tangle andPuberty Blues.^[3]

In 2015, McNamara directed his secondfeature film, comedy-dramaAshby, starringMickey Rourke,Sarah Silverman andEmma Roberts.^[6] A year later, he returned to television as creator of medical dramaDoctor Doctor.^[7]

In 2018, he received critical acclaim for his work in co-writing the historical comedy-drama filmThe Favourite withYorgos Lanthimos, starringEmma Stone.^[8] Originally a screenplay byDeborah Davis written 20 years prior to the film's release, Lanthimos and McNamara worked together to complete the final script.^[9]

McNamara createdThe Great, a series revolving around the life ofCatherine the Great, starringElle Fanning andNicholas Hoult, which premiered onHulu on 15 May 2020.^[10] It is based on his play about Catherine the Great, which premiered at theSydney Theatre Company in 2008.^[11] McNamara also wrote a film adaptation of the play.^[12][13]

McNamara returned to work with Lanthimos as the writer for the 2023 filmPoor Things, with Stone as the lead actress once again.^[14]

In April 2024, it was reported that he will script the upcoming film adaptation of the comic bookAvengelyne, withOlivia Wilde directing, andMargot Robbie andTom Ackerley producing through theirLuckyChap Entertainment banner.^[15] By April 2025, he was co-writing an upcomingStar Wars film, withTaika Waititi.^[16]

McNamara has a child by a first marriage, and married Australian actressBelinda Bromilow^[17] in 2009.^[18] They have two children.^[19]

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