Steven Knight

About

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Knight, licensed under...

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Peaky BlindersSeries • 2013SeeSeries • 2019Oasis: Don't Look Back in AngerMovie • 2026Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Series • 1998All the Light We Cannot SeeSeries • 2023SAS Rogue HeroesSeries • 2022TabooSeries • 2017Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManMovie • 2026AlliedMovie • 2016A Thousand BlowsSeries • 2025The Girl in the Spider's WebMovie • 2018Seventh SonMovie • 2014The VeilSeries • 2024Eastern PromisesMovie • 2007Great ExpectationsSeries • 2023House of GuinnessSeries • 2025SerenityMovie • 2019HummingbirdMovie • 2013Pawn SacrificeMovie • 2015The Hundred-Foot JourneyMovie • 2014BurntMovie • 2015SpencerMovie • 2021Dirty Pretty ThingsMovie • 2002LockeMovie • 2014