Steven Knight
Writing
Born 1959-08-05
Marlborough, England, UK
52 credits
British Independent Film Awards 1
London Film Critics' Circle 1
Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 2004 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Dirty Pretty Things
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2 nominated
- 2014 Best Screenwriter Nominated Locke
- 2003 Best Screenwriter Nominated Dirty Pretty Things
British Independent Film Awards 1 won
- — British Independent Film Awards Won
London Film Critics' Circle 1 won
- — London Film Critics' Circle Won
Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won
- 2020 Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won
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Steven Knight (born 5 August 1959) is a British screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things, and Eastern Promises. Also, he wrote and directed the films Locke and Hummingbird (a.k.a. Redemption). In July 2025, it was announced that he would write the 26th official James Bond film, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Knight is 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. He is also the creator of the BBC's Peaky Blinders and SAS: Rogue Heroes, and has written for Commercial Breakdown, The Detectives, See, and Taboo.
He has built a large film and television studio complex in inner-city Birmingham called Digbeth Loc., opened in 2024.
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Filmography
Writing
44 credits
Peaky Blinders
See
Taboo
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
SAS Rogue Heroes
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Seventh Son
A Thousand Blows
All the Light We Cannot See
House of Guinness
Great Expectations
Allied
Eastern Promises
Hummingbird
The Veil
Burnt
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Serenity
Spencer
Pawn Sacrifice
Closed Circuit
Maria
Dirty Pretty Things
Locked Down
November Criminals
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Locke
This Town
Amazing Grace
FX's A Christmas Carol
Woman Walks Ahead
Talking Telephone Numbers
Hvem vil være millionær?
Kannadada Kotyadhipati
Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
Vertigo
Small Dark Look
The People Versus
Winning Lines
Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Gypsy Woman
Producing
23 credits
Peaky Blinders
See
Taboo
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
SAS Rogue Heroes
A Thousand Blows
All the Light We Cannot See
House of Guinness
Great Expectations
Allied
The Veil
Serenity
Spencer
Maria
Locked Down
November Criminals
This Town
FX's A Christmas Carol
Don't Look Back in Anger
Redemption
Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Acting
5 credits
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
The Real Peaky Blinders
Cross Away
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Peaky Blinders: The Real Story
Directing
4 credits
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