William Boyd

Writing

Born: 1952-03-07
From: Accra, Gold Coast [now Ghana]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Biography

William Boyd is a renowned actor known for work across major global film and television productions.

Awards & Nominations10 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises

2025
🏆 Won

Bodley Medal

2017
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

2005
🏆 Won

Officer of Arts and Letters

2005
Nominated

Booker Prize

Any Human Heart

2002
🏆 Won

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

1990
🏆 Won

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

1983
🏆 Won

Best of Young British Novelists

1983
🏆 Won

Somerset Maugham Award

A Good Man in Africa

1982
Nominated

Booker Prize

An Ice-Cream War

1982
🏆 Won

Costa Book Award for First Novel

A Good Man in Africa

1981
🏆 Won

John Llewellyn Rhys Prize