---
name: "Neal Purvis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neal-purvis"
fi1m_id: "neal-purvis"
imdb_id: "nm0701031"
tmdb_id: 10782
wikidata_id: "Q55861575"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 September 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T14:48:23.140879+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Neal Purvis

## Identity

Neal Purvis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/neal-purvis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** neal-purvis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0701031
- **TMDB ID:** 10782
- **Wikidata ID:** Q55861575
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55861575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701031/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10782

Writer. Born 9 September 1961 in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 September 1961, UK
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Wade](https://film.one/person/robert-wade.md), [Barbara Broccoli](https://film.one/person/barbara-broccoli.md), [Michael G. Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-wilson.md), [Daniel Craig](https://film.one/person/daniel-craig.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md), [John Logan](https://film.one/person/john-logan.md), [Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/person/lea-seydoux.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 58 (1), 2000s 64 (4), 2010s 61 (4), 2020s 67 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 60 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 10, Adventure 9, Thriller 7, Comedy 3, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,225m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55861575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701031/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10782

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Quantum of Solace*](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Neal Purvis is a British screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with Robert Wade on screenplays, beginning with their work on *Let Him Have It* (1991) and *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999).

Purvis and Wade wrote seven James Bond films together, from *The World Is Not Enough* (1999) to *No Time to Die* (2021). Their credits on the series include story and screenplay on *Casino Royale* (2006) and *Skyfall* (2012), as well as *Die Another Day* (2002), *Quantum of Solace* (2008) and *Spectre* (2015). They also wrote *Johnny English* (2003) and contributed characters to its sequels.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *No Time to Die* (2021), Fi1m 67, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md)
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), Fi1m 52, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Fi1m 53, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Fi1m 58, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *Casino Royale* (2006), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Johnny English* (2003), Fi1m 60, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english.md)
- *Die Another Day* (2002), Fi1m 50, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Fi1m 58, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *No Time to Die* (2021), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md)
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), Characters — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *SS-GB* (2017), series, Writer, Creator
- *Spectre* (2015), Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Characters — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation* (2008), Actor
- *The Road to Casino Royale* (2008), Actor
- *James Bond in the Bahamas* (2008), Actor
- *Casino Royale* (2006), Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Stoned* (2005), Writer, Producer
- *Return to Sender* (2004), Writer
- *Johnny English* (2003), Writer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english.md)
- *Die Another Day* (2002), Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Story — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), Writer
- *Let Him Have It* (1991), Writer
- *I Am Victor*, Writer
- *Johnny English 4*, Characters

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