10 Facts About Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty was born on 1957 and is a screenwriter and lawyer best known for his screenplays for films directed by Ken Loach.

Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, to an Irish mother and Scottish father.

Paul Laverty was educated at All Souls' School in Wigtown where he grew up.

Paul Laverty obtained a philosophy degree at the Gregorian University in Rome while studying for the priesthood at the Pontifical Scots College.

Paul Laverty worked for a Nicaraguan domestic human rights organisation which provided hard evidence of human rights abuses during the war between the elected Nicaraguan Government and the United States backed "Contras" in which the subject of human rights became highly contested.

Paul Laverty travelled to the war-zones and obtained corroborated eyewitness accounts which were passed on to international human rights organisations.

Paul Laverty travelled widely in El Salvador, during its civil war, and Guatemala, too.

Paul Laverty has written eight full-length feature scripts and one short directed by Ken Loach.

Loach's comedy featuring the French footballer Eric Cantona, Looking for Eric, is a collaborative effort with Paul Laverty, as is his film about mercenaries in Iraq, Route Irish.

Paul Laverty has been in a relationship with Spanish filmmaker and actress Iciar Bollain since 1995, after meeting on the set of Ken Loach's Land and Freedom.