Editing Lee Hall (playwright) (section)

{{short description|British writer}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Lee Hall
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|9|20|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], England
|occupation = Writer
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Beeban Kidron]]|2003}}
|image=LeeHall 2 LR (cropped).jpg
}}

'''Lee Hall''' (born 20 September 1966) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000) and the book and lyrics for its adaptation as [[Billy Elliot (musical)|a stage musical]] of the same name. In addition, he wrote the play ''[[The Pitmen Painters (play)|The Pitmen Painters]]'' (2007), and the screenplays for the films [[War Horse (film)|''War Horse'']] and ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]]'' (2019).