“As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called 'Fritz' at school. When I married my wife and went to live in Vienna, I was teased for being a Brit.”

British playwright and screenwriter

Peter Julian Robin Morgan is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is known for work across stage and screen, especially for writing about history and public figures, including Elizabeth II, whom he has portrayed extensively in major media. His writing often returns to political power, public life, and the making of modern history. He has received five BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. In February 2017, he received a British Film Institute Fellowship.