Paul Van Carter

Paul Van Carter (born 15 November 1976) is an award-winning British film producer, novelist, and screenwriter. As a producer, his most recent films include the Winston Churchill biopic Churchill set in the hours preceding D-Day 1944 which stars Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, and John Slattery; the biopic of bare-knuckle boxer Lenny McLean entitled My Name is Lenny which stars Josh Helman, Michael Bisping, and was the last film of actor Sir John Hurt; and the documentary about footballer Paul Gascoigne's life Gascoigne. As a screenwriter his credits include the prison drama Offender, the action film Shank, and the documentary The Guv'nor, which he also directed. As novelist his history of twentieth century painting Oil on Canvas, was published in 2011. He is the co-founder of the London-based film production company Salon Pictures, whose other slated projects include a documentary directed by Rob Ryan entitled Breaking Habits, about the Sisters of The Valley, a commune of nuns in California who grow marijuana for medicinal purposes. He was raised in Letchworth Garden City and is married to Kristina Van Carter.