Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn was born on September 8, 1933 in London, England.

He is a writer and actor, known for Theatre Night (1985), First and Last (1989) and Clockwise (1986).

He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1989 for his services to drama. He allegedly declined a knighthood in 2003.

He was awarded the 1998 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Play for Copenhagen performed at the Royal National Theatre and later at the Duchess Theatres.

His play, "Copenhagen", was nominated for the BBC Award for Best New Play at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 season.

Won Broadway's 2000 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "Copenhagen," Was previously nominated twice as author of Best Play nominees: in 1984 for "Noises Off" and in 1986 for "Benefactors."

His play, Democracy performed at the Royal National Theatres: Cottesloe and Lyttelton, was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play.

His play, "Democracy", performed at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe and Lyttelton Theatres, was nominated for 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Play of the 2003 season.

John Cleese named him in a 2012 interview as the living person he most admired. He has also called Frayn's script for Clockwise (1986) the best film script which had been written for him as a lead.

The cast of his play, "Noises Off" at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois were nominated for a 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Ensemble (Play).