anted ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁screen plays . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁commission ed ▁by ▁David ▁P utt nam ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁screen play ▁for ▁Roland ▁J off é ' s ▁The ▁K illing ▁Field s ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁Robinson ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁for ▁his ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Robinson ▁wrote ▁again ▁for ▁J off é ▁on ▁F at ▁Man ▁and ▁Little ▁Boy . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁acting ▁briefly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁taking ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Still ▁Cra zy . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁cre ative ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁lo os ely ▁aut obi ographical ▁film ▁With n ail ▁and ▁I ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁which ▁he ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁struggling ▁out - of - work ▁actor . ▁The ▁character ▁' With n ail ' ▁is ▁reported ly ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁friend , ▁Viv ian ▁Mac K er rell , ▁the ▁character ▁' I ' ▁( Mar wood ), ▁on ▁himself . ▁Though ▁un success ful ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁success ▁on ▁video ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁biggest ▁cult ▁films ". ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁launched ▁the ▁acting ▁career ▁of ▁Richard ▁E . ▁Grant . ▁ ▁Robinson ' s ▁next ▁two ▁out ings ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁( How ▁to ▁Get ▁A head ▁in ▁Ad vert ising , ▁team ing ▁him ▁again ▁with