Paul Andrew Williams

Paul Andrew Williams is a British film writer and director, born in Portsmouth, England in 1973. He won the New Director's Award for his film London to Brighton in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Career

Williams began his career as an actor but later wrote and directed pop-promos, viral ads and short films. In 2001 he wrote and directed the short film Royalty which inspired London to Brighton. Royalty premiered at the London Film Festival in 2001, was shown UK television, was shortlisted for the Kodak showcase, and later screened at BAFTA. In 2003 Williams was the only UK-based director to be picked up by the Fox Searchlight Director's Lab. His short film, It's Okay to Drink Whiskey, made through this programme, premiered at 2004's Sundance Film Festival. His UK TV debut, Naked, was pick of the day in Time Out magazine.

Through a new development slate between Pathe and BBC Films, Williams was hired to write The Choir. Williams wrote and directed the psychological thriller Cherry Tree Lane, which premiered as part of the Fright Fest.

Andrew Williams

Andrew or Andy Williams may refer to:

Music

Sport

Andrew Williams (cricketer)

Andrew Williams (born 13 September 1965) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Shropshire. He was born in Wrexham.

Williams, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship for the first time in 1986, made his only List A appearance in the 1992 NatWest Trophy, against Middlesex. From the opening order, he scored just six runs as Shropshire lost the match by a large margin.

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Andrew Williams (Australian rules footballer)

Andrew Williams (born 1 March 1979) is an Australian rules footballer formerly with the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.

West Coast Eagles

Williams was recruited to the West Coast Eagles in the 1997 AFL Draft. He was rated in his younger days as a half-forward flanker and winger and initially selected as a long-term prospect. Williams played 5 games in his debut season followed by 22 games, including two finals, in his second season. Williams played a further 57 games for West Coast over the following three seasons, which included playing all 22 games in 2001. Williams played a total of 84 games for the Eagles between 1998 and 2002.

Collingwood

He eventually returned to Victoria in 2003 when he was traded to Collingwood in return for Damien Adkins. Williams had a solid first year for the Magpies, playing 22 games before suffering injury in the Qualifying Final against Brisbane. As a result he missed selection to Collingwoods Grand Final side but was controversially allowed to play in Williamstown's VFL Grand Final victory, his first game for the Seagulls.