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Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright

Director · Born 1974-04-18 · Poole, Dorset, England, UK

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Biography

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 entries in the trilogy, the buddy cop film Hot Fuzz (2007) and the science fiction comedy The World's End (2013). In 2010, Wright co-wrote and directed the action comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, an adaptation of the graphic novel series. Along with Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he adapted T…

Directed

  1. Baby Driver (2017) — Director
  2. Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Director
  3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) — Director
  4. Hot Fuzz (2007) — Director
  5. The World's End (2013) — Director
  6. Last Night in Soho (2021) — Director
  7. The Running Man (2025) — Director
  8. Spaced (1999) — Director
  9. The Sparks Brothers (2021) — Director
  10. A Fistful of Fingers (1995) — Director
  11. Dead Right (1993) — Director
  12. Forced Hilarity (2001) — Director
  13. Murder Most Horrid (1991) — Director
  14. Asylum (1996) — Director
  15. Is It Bill Bailey? (1998) — Director
  16. Help! (1992) — Director
  17. I Want to Get Into the Movies! (1991) — Director
  18. Sir Bernard's Stately Homes (1999) — Director
  19. Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998) — Director
  20. Mash and Peas (1996) — Director
  21. What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London (2021) — Director
  22. Mint Royale: Blue Song (2003) — Director
  23. Barbarella — Director
  24. Set My Heart to Five — Director
  25. Carbolic Soap (1992) — Director
  26. Dodge & Twist — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
  2. Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)
  3. Sing (2016) — Additional Voices (voice)
  4. Hot Fuzz (2007) — Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)
  5. The World's End (2013) — Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)
  6. Sing 2 (2021) — Additional Voices (voice)
  7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) — Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
  8. Land of the Dead (2005) — Photo Booth Zombie
  9. Spaced (1999) — First Sleeping Ex-flatmate
  10. Son of Rambow (2007) — Metal Work Teacher
  11. DuckTales (2017) — Alistair Boorswan (voice)
  12. Tour de Pharmacy (2017) — Commentator
  13. Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014) — Self (uncredited)
  14. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  15. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  16. The Sparks Brothers (2021) — Self
  17. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) — Self
  18. A Fistful of Fingers (1995) — Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
  19. Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) — Self
  20. Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) — Self
  21. Friedkin Uncut (2018) — Self
  22. Look Around You (2002) — Scientist
  23. Lennon or McCartney (2014) — Self
  24. Digman! (2023) — Chap Kingsley (voice)
  25. Suck My Geek! (2007) — Self
  26. I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021) — Self
  27. Dead Right (1993) — The Director (uncredited)
  28. Spaced: Skip to the End (2004) — Self
  29. The Russell Howard Hour (2017) — Self
  30. Out of Print (2014) — Self
  31. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis (2020) — Self - Scene Headings
  32. The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' (2010) — Self
  33. One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead (2007) — Self
  34. Calcium (2001)
  35. The Fuzzball Rally (2007) — Himself
  36. Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007) — Self
  37. Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (2018) — Self
  38. Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End (2013) — Himself
  39. When Shaun Met George (2005) — Self
  40. Carbolic Soap (1992) — Abner / Mum / Careers Man