Co-founded the Portable Theatre, a traveling experimental company

Served as literary manager and later as resident dramatist of the Royal Court Theatre

Co-founded and directed Joint Stock Theatre Group

Feature writing and directing debut, "Licking Hitler"

Founded Greenpoint Films

First solo screenplay credit for Stephen Fears' "Saigon - Year of the Cat"

Returned to National Theatre as an associate director

TV-movie debut, wrote and directed the cable movie, "Heading Home"

Directed an episode of the TV series, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"

Served as associate producer and also wrote screenplay for "The Secret Rapture" (based on his play)

Received rave reviews for his play "Skylight"; later transferred to Broadway and received a Tony nomination for Best Play

Enjoyed success with play "Amy's View"; featured a tour de force lead performance by Judi Dench; moved to Broadway in 1999

Penned the play about Oscar Wilde "The Judas Kiss" starring Liam Neeson (appeared in both the London and Broadway productions)

Appeared as himself in the one-man show "Via Dolorosa" (recreated performance on Broadway in 1999)

Scripted "The Blue Room," which was performed by Nicole Kidman and Iain Glen at the Donmar Theatre in London (production later transferred to Broadway)

Wrote and directed the stage play "My Zinc Bed" at the Royal Court in London

Adapted Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer-winning novel "The Hours" for the screen; earned Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay

Penned the drama "The Breath of Life" which teamed Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith for the first time on stage

Wrote the play "Stuff Happens" in response to the Iraq War; opened at the Royal National Theatre in London

Scripted the Sam Mendes directed "The Vertical Hour"; premiered at the Music Box Theater on Broadway

Directed Vanessa Redgrave as the sole cast member in Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking"

Penned the film adaption of Bernhard Schlink's "The Reader"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay