Cast & creator
Hanif Kureishi
Best known for The South Bank Show, Remembers…, Intimacy
Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. The themes of his work have touched on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. In 2008, The Times named Kureishi in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Movies
25
film credits
Series
7
television credits
Career
15
1978–2025 · acting roles
Credit score
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (32)
Showing 32 of 32 credits
Series
★ 5.6
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
★ 7.0
Remembers…
Self
2022
Movie
★ 6.2
Intimacy
Novel
2001
Series
★ 5.9
The Buddha of Suburbia
Writer
1993Series
★ 5.9
The Buddha of Suburbia
Novel
1993Series
★ 5.9
The Buddha of Suburbia
Creator
1993
Movie
★ 7.9
Bowie: The Final Act
Self
2025
Movie
★ 6.0
The Mother
Writer
2003
Series
★ 8.5
Reel Britannia
Self
2022
Movie
★ 6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
Author
1985Movie
★ 6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
Writer
1985
Movie
★ 5.7
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Screenplay
1987
Movie
★ 5.0
My Son the Fanatic
Story
1997Movie
★ 5.0
My Son the Fanatic
Writer
1997
Movie
★ 6.6
Venus
Screenplay
2006
Series
In My Own Words
Self
2024
Movie
★ 5.4
The Escort
Screenplay
1999
Movie
★ 5.9
London Kills Me
Writer
1991Movie
★ 5.9
London Kills Me
Director
1991
Movie
★ 6.2
Le Week-End
Writer
2013
Movie
★ 7.5
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married
2005
Movie
In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi
Self
2024
Movie
★ 8.0
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self
2020
Movie
★ 6.0
David Bowie Is Happening Now
Self
2013
Movie
★ 10.0
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Movie
★ 5.5
Heavy Rain
Himself
2010W
Movie
Weddings and Beheadings
Screenplay
2007
Movie
My Beautiful Laundrette
Writer
2020T
Movie
Tears
Himself
1986L
Movie
Laughter
Himself
1986R
Movie
Rage
Himself
1986
Movie