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name: "Stephen Jeffreys"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-jeffreys"
fi1m_id: "stephen-jeffreys"
tmdb_id: 52896
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "22 April 1950"
died: "17 September 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T22:53:51.238998+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."
---

# Stephen Jeffreys

## Identity

Stephen Jeffreys

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-jeffreys
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-jeffreys
- **TMDB ID:** 52896
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52896

Writer. Born 22 April 1950 in London. Died 17 September 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 22 April 1950, London
- **Died:** 17 September 2018
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52896

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Libertine*](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md) (56)

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## Biography

Stephen Jeffreys (1950–2018) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for his play *The Libertine* (1994), about the Earl of Rochester, which he adapted into a screenplay for the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2013 film *Diana*.

Jeffreys had a long association with the Royal Court Theatre in London, where he worked as a literary associate. His other plays include *Valued Friends* (1990), *The Clink* (1990) and *A Going Concern* (1993). He co-wrote the musical *Backbeat* and translated *The Magic Flute* for the English National Opera.

He died in London on 17 September 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, nickhernbooks.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Libertine* (2004), Fi1m 56, Screenplay, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Diana* (2013), Screenplay
- *The Libertine* (2004), Screenplay, Theatre Play — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)

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