---
name: "William Davies"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-davies"
fi1m_id: "william-davies"
imdb_id: "nm0204030"
tmdb_id: 21075
wikidata_id: "Q8007645"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T14:48:23.157339+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."
---

# William Davies

## Identity

William Davies

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-davies
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-davies
- **IMDb ID:** nm0204030
- **TMDB ID:** 21075
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8007645
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davies_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8007645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204030/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21075

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 2000 in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Will Davies, وليام ديفيس
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Fellner](https://film.one/person/eric-fellner.md), [Rowan Atkinson](https://film.one/person/rowan-atkinson.md), [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md), [Ben Miller](https://film.one/person/ben-miller.md), [Chris Clark](https://film.one/person/chris-clark.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (1), 2000s 62 (2), 2010s 63 (4), 2020s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 58 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Comedy 6, Action 5, Family 4, Animation 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,561m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davies_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8007645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204030/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21075

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Flushed Away*](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md) (64)

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

## Biography

William Davies is an English screenwriter and producer, sometimes credited as Will Davies or William Davis. He wrote the screenplay for the animated film *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010) and contributed to its 2025 live-action adaptation. His other credits include the screenplays for *Twins* (1988), *Flushed Away* (2006), *Puss in Boots* (2011) and *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), as well as the *Johnny English* franchise (2003–2018).

Davies was born in 1960 in England. He is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and the University of Cambridge. He is the brother of television producer Michael Davies and opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies. He has also worked as a producer on several of his projects and received Annie Awards for his writing on animated features.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2025), Fi1m 60, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon.md)
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), Fi1m 52, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Fi1m 53, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *Puss in Boots* (2011), Fi1m 66, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/puss-in-boots.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Flushed Away* (2006), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)
- *Johnny English* (2003), Fi1m 60, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Man vs Baby* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2025), Characters — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon.md)
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), Screenplay
- *Man vs Bee* (2022), series, Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Letter for the King* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Abominable* (2019), Writer
- *Johnny English Strikes Again* (2018), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-strikes-again.md)
- *Mia and the White Lion* (2018), Screenplay
- *Puss in Boots* (2011), Story — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/puss-in-boots.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2010.md)
- *Flushed Away* (2006), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)
- *Alien Autopsy* (2006), Producer, Writer
- *Johnny English* (2003), Writer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english.md)
- *Ignition* (2002), Screenplay
- *The Guilty* (2000), Screenplay
- *Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde* (1995), Screenplay
- *Grumpy Old Men* (1993), Writer
- *Ghost in the Machine* (1993), Screenplay, Co-Producer
- *The Real McCoy* (1993), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot* (1992), Screenplay
- *True Identity* (1991), Writer
- *Short Time* (1990), Writer
- *Twins* (1988), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Student Exchange* (1987), Writer
- *Johnny English 4*, Producer

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