Steven Knight
Known for: Writing
Born: August 5, 1959
Place of birth: Marlborough, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
31 movies · 22 TV shows, newest first
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Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger
2026
7.2
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026
8.0
Peaky Blinders: The Real Story
2026
7.6
House of Guinness
2025
9.0
Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
2025
6.7
A Thousand Blows
2025
6.5
Maria
2024
5.2
Cross Away
2024
6.5
The Veil
2024
6.7
This Town
2024
0.5
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024
7.4
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
5.7
Great Expectations
2023
NR
Rogue Heroes
2022
7.8
SAS Rogue Heroes
2022
NR
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
7.6
The Real Peaky Blinders
2022
6.7
Spencer
2021
5.2
Locked Down
2021
7.2
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
8.1
See
2019
10.0
Hvem vil være millionær?
2019
5.5
Serenity
2019
6.2
The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
6.8
Woman Walks Ahead
2018
5.3
November Criminals
2017
7.9
Taboo
2017
6.8
Allied
2016
6.5
Burnt
2015
6.7
Pawn Sacrifice
2015
5.5
Seventh Son
2014
7.3
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014
6.9
Locke
2014
8.5
Peaky Blinders
2013
5.9
Closed Circuit
2013
6.2
Hummingbird
2013
6.3
Redemption
2013
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Kannadada Kotyadhipati
2012
7.3
Eastern Promises
2007
6.9
Amazing Grace
2006
5.8
Gypsy Woman
2002
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
4.6
Who Wants to Win Millions?
2000
6.3
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
1999
6.7
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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Talking Telephone Numbers
19948.2
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
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Small Dark Look
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Untitled James Bond Film
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Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
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The People Versus
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Winning Lines
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Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
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