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William Oldroyd

British director
Person Human Q42329429

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
September 1979
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
film director, theatre director
Field of work
film direction, directing[6][7]
Award received
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[8]
Nominated for
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Different from
William J. Oldroyd[14]
Family name
Oldroyd[10]
Given name
William[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Oldroyd ja ウィリアム・オールドロイド ru Уильям Олдройд zh 威廉·奧爾德羅伊德
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000498817261
VIAF cluster ID
57150868138322070382
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2017149147
GND ID
115688182X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WilliamOldroyd.jpg ↗
CANTIC ID
981058609725206706
Danish National Filmography person ID
253384
FIPRESCI person ID
william-oldroyd
Film.ru person ID
william-oldroyd
Freebase ID
/m/0_9yfs2
HAND ID
F400-7DB6-6C55-BDC4-B535
IMDb ID
nm4399706
Show all 20 identifiers +8
IdRef ID
220156379
Kinobox person ID
1579980
LdiF person ID
306366
NL CR AUT ID
xx0224163
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810640724105606
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhX7wRYqwcdhbdMrHYpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/69f15f43-ea97-483f-ac9b-bef01b4cffcd
ČSFD person ID
166770

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Films directed 3
Lady Macbeth, Eileen, His & Hers
Occupation 2
film director, theatre director
Award received 1
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Field of work 1
film direction
Films written 1
His & Hers
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Executive producer 1
His & Hers
← Producer 1
Eileen
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Summary

William Oldroyd was born on September 1979[1] in London[2]. He has worked as a film director[3] and theatre director[4].

FAQs

Where was William Oldroyd born?

William Oldroyd's place of birth was London[2].

What did William Oldroyd do for work?

William Oldroyd worked as a film director[3] and theatre director[4].

What awards did William Oldroyd receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[8].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65771: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → September 1979
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57220: Import more precise dates from dewiki; remove unsourced ones"
  3. 9w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810640724105606
    "Created claim: National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810640724105606, batch #270897"
  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → F400-7DB6-6C55-BDC4-B535
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46470: HAND ID (9)"
  5. 14w ago · Trilotat · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Given name → William
    Different from → William J. Oldroyd
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Different from: William J. Oldroyd"
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