Worked as a stand-up comedian

Cast member on the British radio programme “On the Hour”

Cast in “The Day Today,” an adaptation of the radio programme “On the Hour”

Wrote and starred in the BBC radio show and television series, “Knowing Me, Knowing You...with Alan Partridge”

Wrote and directed first play “Dealer's Choice,” based on his own experiences with gambling addiction, opened at the Royal National Theatre

Penned “After Miss Julie” an adaptation of Strindberg's 1888 play “Miss Julie”; directed a production which aired on BBC2 as a radio play set in Britain in the 1940s

Penned the play “Closer,” which opened at the Royal National Theatre; play became an international hit when it opened in London’s West in 1998; earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Play in 1999, when the play moved to Broadway

Wrote and directed, “Howard Katz,” which centered on a down-and-out show business agent

Adapted his award winning play “Closer” into the critically acclaimed feature directed by Mike Nichols and starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen

Co-wrote the screenplay for “Asylum,” directed by David Mackenzie

Scripted the Richard Eyre directed "Notes on a Scandal" starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett; received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay