Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Naomie Harris has signed with WME for representation in all areas. She is returning to the agency after 3 months with CAA.
The Academy Award-nominated performer recently wrapped work on Guillem Morales’ upcoming thriller The Wasp where she plays the lead role of Heather.
Prior to that, she starred in the Showtime series The Man Who Fell to Earth. In 2021, Harris portrayed Eve Moneypenny in the newest Bond film No Time To Die.
Harris was first seen in the franchise in Skyfall, which won the 2013 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and went on to become Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film with a worldwide box office of over $918 million.
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