Known For
Writing
Born
Aug 05, 1959
Place of Birth
Marlborough, England, UK
Credits
52 titles
Steven Knight
Biography
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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Don't Look Back in Anger
Producer
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Producer
Peaky Blinders: The Real Story
Self
House of Guinness
Executive Producer
Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
Executive Producer
A Thousand Blows
Executive Producer
Maria
Writer
Cross Away
Original Film Writer
The Veil
Writer
This Town
Writer
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Writer
All the Light We Cannot See
Executive Producer
Great Expectations
Executive Producer
SAS Rogue Heroes
Executive Producer
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Executive Producer
The Real Peaky Blinders
Self
Spencer
Writer
Locked Down
Writer
FX's A Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
See
Executive Producer
Hvem vil være millionær?
Creator
Serenity
Screenplay
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Screenplay
Woman Walks Ahead
Screenplay
November Criminals
Screenplay
Taboo
Writer
Allied
Writer
Burnt
Screenplay
Pawn Sacrifice
Screenplay
Seventh Son
Screenplay
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Screenplay
Locke
Director
Peaky Blinders
Writer
Closed Circuit
Screenplay
Hummingbird
Screenplay
Redemption
Producer
Kannadada Kotyadhipati
Creator
Eastern Promises
Screenplay
Amazing Grace
Writer
Gypsy Woman
Writer
Dirty Pretty Things
Writer
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Creator
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Creator
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Creator
Talking Telephone Numbers
Creator
Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
Writer
Vertigo
Writer
Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
Creator
Small Dark Look
Screenplay
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Himself