Ol Parker most recently wrote and directed MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN starring Lily James, Cher and the original cast of MAMMA MIA!.
Ol wrote THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, directed by John Madden, and featuring a all-star cast including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith for Blueprint Pictures and Fox Searchlight. It received award nominations from Bafta and the Golden Globes.
He also wrote the sequel, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, for the same director and cast, with added Richard Gere.
Ol wrote and directed IMAGINE ME & YOU, starring Lena Headey and Piper Perabo, and adapted and directed NOW IS GOOD from Jenny Donham’s novel BEFORE I DIE, starring Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine and Olivia Williams.
Ol has just finished working on the adaptations of Matt Haig’s A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS for Blueprint Pictures and Studio Canal. He’s currently directing TICKET TO PARADISE starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, which he also wrote, for Universal. He’s also adapting Richard Osman’s bestseller THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB for Amblin.
Ol is represented in the US by Julian Thuan at UTA, with management by Eryn Brown at Management 360.