Paul LAVERTY was born in Calcutta, India, to an Irish mother and Scottish father. He obtained a Philosophy degree at the Gregorian University in Rome. Thereafter he obtained a law degree at Strathclyde Law School, in Glasgow. Paul Laverty is a screenwriter. His filmography includes Looking for Eric, In the Name of Christ, It’s a Free World, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Cargo, Sweet Sixteen (best screenplay award in the Cannes film festival 2002, My name is Joe and Carla Song (1996).