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Steven Knight CBE (born 1 April 1959) is a British screenwriter, film and television producer and director. Knight wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit , Dirty Pretty Things , and Eastern Promises , and also wrote and directed the films Locke and Hummingbird (a.k.a. Redemption ).
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- University College London
- 1989–present
- 1 April 1959 (age 64), Marlborough, England
Steven Knight is known for his films Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises and Locke, and TV shows Peaky Blinders and Taboo. He has also created and produced Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and other projects.
- January 1, 1
- 1.83 m
- Marlborough, England, UK
5 days ago · Now Steven Knight is back in Brum with This Town, his fictional BBC drama set in the world of ska and two-tone in the early 1980s. As the show reaches its final episode this Sunday on BBC One ...
Apr 4, 2022 · The creator of the acclaimed period gangster series talks about the TV series end, the upcoming film set in World War II, and his writing process. He also reveals his plans for the next generation of characters and the challenges of ending a show.
- Nancy Tartaglione
Oct 5, 2023 · The Peaky Blinders creator returns with a six-part series about a band's formation in a violent time. See the first look images and the cast of This Town, starring Michelle Dockery and Nicholas Pinnock.
The Peaky Blinders creator talks about his influences, writing process and the characters of the series. He reveals why he loves the Shelbys despite their bad actions, how he wrote the series to answer a question and why he uses Westerns and Russian literature as inspiration.
Steven Knight, Stephen Russell and Toby Finlay all had writing credits on the series. Ulster-born, New Zealand-raised Sam Neill enlisted the help of Northern Irish actors James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson to help him recover his lost Northern Irish accent for the role of C.I. Campbell. In the end, he had to tone down the accent since the series was ...
