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Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright

Directing1974Poole, Dorset, England, UK

Biography

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes. He first made independent short films before making his first feature film, A Fistful of Fingers, in 1995. Wright created and directed the comedy series Asylum in 1996, written with David Walliams. After directing several other television shows, Wright directed the sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), which aired for two series and starred frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

In 2004, Wright directed the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, starring Pegg and Frost, the first film in Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. The film was co-written with Pegg—as were the next two entries in the trilogy, the buddy cop film Hot Fuzz (2007) and the science fiction comedy The World's End (2013). In 2010, Wright co-wrote and directed the action comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, an adaptation of the graphic novel series. Along with Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he adapted The Adventures of Tintin (2011) for Steven Spielberg. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man in 2015, which Wright intended to direct but abandoned, citing creative differences. He has also written and directed the action film Baby Driver (2017), the documentary The Sparks Brothers, and the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (both 2021).

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Acting History

Future
Shadows
Writer
Barbarella
Director
2023
Digman!
TVas Chap Kingsley (voice)1 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TVExecutive Producer
2019
DuckTales
TVas Alistair Boorswan (voice)1 eps
2018
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
Tour de Pharmacy
as Commentator
Baby Driver
Director
Baby Driver
Executive Producer
2016
Sing
as Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Ant-Man
Screenplay
Ant-Man
Story
Ant-Man
Executive Producer
2013
The World's End
as Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)
The World's End
Executive Producer
2012
Sightseers
Executive Producer
2011
2007
Hot Fuzz
as Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)
Grindhouse
Additional Third Assistant Director
Grindhouse
Co-Director
Hot Fuzz
Director
Hot Fuzz
Screenplay
2005
Land of the Dead
as Photo Booth Zombie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
2004
Shaun of the Dead
as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)
2002
Look Around You
TVas Scientist / Eddie Yorque / Technician / Floor manager
1999
Spaced
TVas First Sleeping Ex-flatmate1 eps
Spaced
TVDirector14 eps
Spaced
TVCreator
1995
A Fistful of Fingers
as Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
1992
Help!
Director
Help!
Screenplay
Help!
Producer
Help!
Editor
1991

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/18/1974(51 years old)
Place of Birth
Poole, Dorset, England, UK