Edgar Wright
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 18, 1974
- Birthplace
- Poole, Dorset, England, UK
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 The Adventures of Tintin (2011) for Steven Spielberg. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man in 2015, which Wright intended to direct but abandoned, citing creative differences. He has also written and directed the action film Baby Driver (2017), the documentary The Sparks Brothers, and the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (both 2021).
Filmography
- Dodge & Twist
Dodge & Twist TBA
Director
Set My Heart to Five TBA
Director, Screenplay
Barbarella TBA
Director
- Seconds
Seconds TBA
Screenplay, Producer
The Running Man 2025
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Snow White 2025
Thanks
Sing 2 2021
as Additional Voices (voice)
Last Night in Soho 2021
Story, Screenplay, Director, Producer
What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London 2021
Director
The Sparks Brothers 2021
as Self, Director, Producer, Screenplay
I Am Alfred Hitchcock 2021
as Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis 2020
as Self - Scene Headings
Shadows 2020
Writer
Friedkin Uncut 2018
as Self
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 2018
as Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017
as Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
The Shape of Water 2017
Thanks
Tour de Pharmacy 2017
as Commentator
Baby Driver 2017
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Sing 2016
as Additional Voices (voice)
Ant-Man 2015
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story
Lennon or McCartney 2014
as Self
Out of Print 2014
as Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014
as Self (uncredited)
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End 2013
as Self, Producer
The World's End 2013
as Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Sightseers 2012
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Tintin 2011
Screenplay
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope 2011
as Self
Attack the Block 2011
Executive Producer
Paul 2011
Script Editor
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' 2010
as Self, Producer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
Producer, Director, Screenplay
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead 2007
as Self
Suck My Geek! 2007
as Self
The Fuzzball Rally 2007
as Self
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz 2007
as Self, Producer
Grindhouse 2007
Other
Hot Fuzz 2007
as Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Son of Rambow 2007
as Metal Work Teacher
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror 2006
as Self
When Shaun Met George 2005
as Self
Land of the Dead 2005
as Photo Booth Zombie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005
as Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
Spaced: Skip to the End 2004
as Self
Shaun of the Dead 2004
as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited), Director, Writer
Mint Royale: Blue Song 2003
Director, Writer
- Calcium
Calcium 2001
Actor
Forced Hilarity 2001
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Very Important Pennis: Uncut 1996
Second Unit Director
A Fistful of Fingers 1995
as Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Dead Right 1993
as The Director (uncredited), Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Carbolic Soap 1992
as Abner / Mum / Careers Man, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Help! 1992
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
I Want to Get Into the Movies! 1991
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.