Stephen Beresford (born c. 1972) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for writing the play The Last of the Haussmans, produced by the National Theatre in 2012,and the 2014 motion picture Pride, which won the Queer Palm award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.In a 2012 review, Kate Kellaway of The Observer wrote: "It is with disbelief that one discovers that The Last of the Haussmans is actor Stephen Beresford's first play. It is a knockout – entertaining, sad and outrageous. If he has more of this quality to write, he is going to be a major name.He won British Academy Film Awards, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2015.