Steven Knight

Steven Knight is a writer I'd follow into almost any genre, because his range is ridiculous. He gave us the quietly devastating Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises, then turned Locke into a one-man, single-location masterclass that should not work but absolutely does. The Edgar Award and British Independent Film honors track that craft, and the 2020 CBE feels well earned. What I admire most is his willingness to gamble on form, whether it's a movie set entirely in a car or sprawling television. An English screenwriter who can write tense crime, soulful drama, and prestige TV with equal conviction is a real rarity, and I trust his name on a script.

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Name (English)

Steven Knight

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴン・ナイト

Reading

すてぃーゔん・ないと

Born

August 5, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Marlborough, United Kingdom

Occupation

screenwriter / film director / executive producer / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

University

University College London

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Edgar Awards
• London Film Critics' Circle
• British Independent Film Awards
• 2020 Commander of the Order of the British Empire

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20Knight
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1337354

Tags

• screenwriter
• film director
• executive producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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