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Edgar Wright is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor British born on 18 april 1974 at Poole (United-kingdom)
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg, Nira Park and Nick Frost. He also collaborated with them as the director of the television series Spaced.
He also co-wrote, produced and directed the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Along with his friend Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he co-wrote Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for the Marvel Studios film Ant-Man, which Wright was intended to direct before departing the project.
In 2009, Wright began a relationship with actress Anna Kendrick after meeting on the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The couple split in early 2013. He was previously in a relationship with singer-songwriter and former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley.
Wright is a friend of fellow director Garth Jennings, and made cameos in his films The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Son of Rambow. Jennings himself had cameos in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End.
(2015)
(Director)
(2011)
(Scriptwriter)
(2017)
(Director)
(2011)
(Script Editor)
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Birth name Edgar Howard Wright Jr.
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 april 1974 (50 years) at Poole (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 april 1974 (50 years) at Poole (United-kingdom)
He also co-wrote, produced and directed the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Along with his friend Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he co-wrote Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for the Marvel Studios film Ant-Man, which Wright was intended to direct before departing the project.
Biography
Though he has stated that the film that most influenced him was John Landis' An American Werewolf in London (according to his interview in The Film That Changed My Life), Wright also mentioned Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II and the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona as films that made him want to be a director. The day he met Raimi and told him so, Raimi joked saying "Don't say that, you make me feel old."In 2009, Wright began a relationship with actress Anna Kendrick after meeting on the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The couple split in early 2013. He was previously in a relationship with singer-songwriter and former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley.
Wright is a friend of fellow director Garth Jennings, and made cameos in his films The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Son of Rambow. Jennings himself had cameos in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End.
Best films
(2015)(Director)
(2011)(Scriptwriter)
(2017)(Director)
(2011)(Script Editor)
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Filmography of Edgar Wright (20 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Director, Story, Producer | |
| 2019 | Me & My Shadow | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Actor | Resistance Trooper (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | Actor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer | Background passerby |
| 2016 | Sing | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | Ant-Man | Director, Story, Executive Producer | |
| 2013 | The World's End | Actor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer | Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Sightseers | Executive Producer | |
| 2011 | Paul | Script Editor | |
| 2011 | Attack the Block | Executive Producer | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Scriptwriter | |
| 2011 | Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Actor | Self |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Director, Scriptwriter, Producer | |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Actor, Director, Scriptwriter | Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Son of Rambow | Actor | Metal Work Teacher |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Actor | Deep Thought Technician (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Actor | Photo Booth Zombie |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Actor, Director, Writer | Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited) |
| 1995 | A Fistful of Fingers | Actor, Director, Story, Producer | Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo |
| 1993 | Dead Right | Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor | The Director (uncredited) |