Edgar Wright

About

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...

Known for

DuckTalesSeries • 2017Snow WhiteMovie • 2025The Running ManMovie • 2025Star Wars: The Last JediMovie • 2017The Adventures of TintinMovie • 2011Baby DriverMovie • 2017The Shape of WaterMovie • 2017Ant-ManMovie • 2015Sing 2Movie • 2021Scott Pilgrim Takes OffSeries • 2023SingMovie • 2016Shaun of the DeadMovie • 2004Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMovie • 2010Hot FuzzMovie • 2007Murder Most HorridSeries • 1991Digman!Series • 2023GrindhouseMovie • 2007Last Night in SohoMovie • 2021The World's EndMovie • 2013Land of the DeadMovie • 2005SpacedSeries • 1999PaulMovie • 2011The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyMovie • 2005Look Around YouSeries • 2002