After studying English Literature at university, Fletcher began his career in the film business and then progressed to the
BBC where he worked in film editing. He then went to
California where he became a screenwriter, having been awarded a Warner Brothers Fellowship in Screenwriting at
USC School of Cinema and TV. He wrote screenplays for
TriStar,
MGM,
Paramount and
Warner Bros. among others. He also moved into other types of writing, including magazine features, a computer game and as a national Sunday newspaper columnist and a restaurant reviewer. He met and married his wife, Domenica, a fellow
Scot, in Los Angeles. They have two children and live in
Edinburgh. ==Filmography==