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Steven Knight(I)

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Steven Knight at an event for Locke (2013)
Did Disney announce that Star Wars: Episode X will be 'The Return of Rey'? Maybe that title is wishful thinking, but Daisy Ridley's Rey is definitely back for another Star Wars film! Rey will rebuild the Jedi Academy to train a new generation of younglings in the ways of the Force. Order 66 declared the Jedi traitors to the Galactic Republic, and they've been in hiding for decades. The film will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, winner of two Academy Awards for Documentary Shorts, and and the script will be written by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders," 'Spencer', 'Eastern Promises'). Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy surprised the 2023 Star Wars Celebration fans by bringing Ridley on stage to announce her return.
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Steven Knight is a British screenwriter and film director. He is best known for screenplays he wrote for the films Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and Eastern Promises (2007), and also directed as well as written the film Locke (2013).

Knight is also one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a game show that has been remade and aired in around 160 countries worldwide, and has written for BBC's Commercial Breakdown, The Detectives , Peaky Blinders and Taboo.

Others films based on screenplays that Knight has written include The Hundred-Foot Journey and Pawn Sacrifice both in 2014.
BornAugust 5, 1959
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BornAugust 5, 1959
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tom Hardy in Locke (2013)
    Locke
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2013
    Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
    Serenity
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou in Dirty Pretty Things : Loin de chez eux (2002)
    Dirty Pretty Things : Loin de chez eux
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts in Les Promesses de l'ombre (2007)
    Les Promesses de l'ombre
    7.6
    • Writer(as Steve Knight)
    • 2007

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    Writer



    • House of Guinness
      • created and written by
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Ferrari
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • Roads to Freedom
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Small Dark Look
      • Writer
      • In Production



    • Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (2024)
      A Thousand Blows
      7.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2024–2025
    • SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)
      SAS Rogue Heroes
      8.2
      TV Series
      • developed for television by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2022–2025
    • Vincent Lindon in Le choix (2024)
      Le choix
      5.7
      • original screenplay: 'Locke'
      • 2024
    • Angelina Jolie in Maria (2024)
      Maria
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Veil (2024)
      The Veil
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2024
    • Levi Brown and Jordan Bolger in This Town (2024)
      This Town
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • created and written by
      • 2024
    • Aria Mia Loberti in Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir (2023)
      Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by (creator)
      • 2023
    • Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin, and Fionn Whitehead in De grandes espérances (2023)
      De grandes espérances
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • created for television by
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
      See
      7.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • story by (creator) ...
      • 2019–2022
    • Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)
      Peaky Blinders
      8.7
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2013–2022
    • Kristen Stewart in Spencer (2021)
      Spencer
      6.5
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Locked Down (2021)
      Locked Down
      5.3
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Un chant de Noël (2019)
      Un chant de Noël
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • created for television by
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Liam Gallagher in Liam Gallagher: One of Us (2019)
      Liam Gallagher: One of Us
      8.0
      Music Video
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
      Serenity
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Untitled Oasis Project
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Oasis Live '25
      • producer
      • In Production
    • House of Guinness
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Ferrari
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Roads to Freedom
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series



    • Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (2024)
      A Thousand Blows
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024–2025
    • SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)
      SAS Rogue Heroes
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2025
    • Vincent Lindon in Le choix (2024)
      Le choix
      5.7
      • associate producer
      • 2024
    • Angelina Jolie in Maria (2024)
      Maria
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Veil (2024)
      The Veil
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2024
    • Levi Brown and Jordan Bolger in This Town (2024)
      This Town
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Aria Mia Loberti in Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir (2023)
      Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2023
    • Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin, and Fionn Whitehead in De grandes espérances (2023)
      De grandes espérances
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2023
    • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
      See
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2022
    • Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)
      Peaky Blinders
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2022
    • Kristen Stewart in Spencer (2021)
      Spencer
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Locked Down (2021)
      Locked Down
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Un chant de Noël (2019)
      Un chant de Noël
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
      Serenity
      5.4
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2019
    • Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort in November Criminals (2017)
      November Criminals
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2017

    Director



    • Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
      Serenity
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Tom Hardy in Locke (2013)
      Locke
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Jason Statham in Crazy Joe (2013)
      Crazy Joe
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Detectives (1993)
      The Detectives
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995–1997

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Steve Knight
    • Height
      • 1.83 m
    • Born
      • August 5, 1959
      • Marlborough, England, UK
    • Parents
      • George Knight

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      Submitted a screenplay to the BBC Writersroom. This screenplay went on to become 'Dirty Pretty Things'.

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      65 years old
    • When was Steven Knight born?
      August 5, 1959
    • Where was Steven Knight born?
      Marlborough, England, UK
    • How tall is Steven Knight?
      6 feet 0 inches, or 1.83 meters
    • What is Steven Knight known for?
      Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises, Locke, and Serenity

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