Steven Knight
Born: 1959-08-05 in Marlborough, England, UK
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2026
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man ... (Producer)
- Peaky Blinders: The Real Story as Self
- Untitled Oasis Documentary ... (Producer)
2025
- A Thousand Blows ... (Executive Producer)
- House of Guinness ... (Executive Producer)
- Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- The Veil ... (Writer)
- Maria ... (Writer)
- This Town ... (Writer)
- Cross Away ... (Original Film Writer)
- Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby ... (Writer)
2023
- All the Light We Cannot See ... (Executive Producer)
- Great Expectations ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- SAS Rogue Heroes ... (Executive Producer)
- The Real Peaky Blinders as Self
- Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Spencer ... (Writer)
- Locked Down ... (Writer)
2019
- See ... (Executive Producer)
- Serenity ... (Director)
- FX's A Christmas Carol ... (Writer)
- Hvem vil være millionær? ... (Creator)
2018
- The Girl in the Spider's Web ... (Screenplay)
- Woman Walks Ahead ... (Screenplay)
2017
- Taboo ... (Writer)
- November Criminals ... (Screenplay)
2016
- Allied ... (Writer)
2015
- Burnt ... (Screenplay)
- Pawn Sacrifice ... (Screenplay)
2014
- Seventh Son ... (Screenplay)
- Locke ... (Director)
- The Hundred-Foot Journey ... (Screenplay)
2013
- Peaky Blinders ... (Writer)
- Hummingbird ... (Screenplay)
- Closed Circuit ... (Screenplay)
- Redemption ... (Producer)
2012
- Kannadada Kotyadhipati ... (Creator)
2007
- Eastern Promises ... (Screenplay)
2006
- Amazing Grace ... (Writer)
2002
- Dirty Pretty Things ... (Writer)
- Gypsy Woman ... (Writer)
2000
- Who Wants to Win Millions? ... (Creator)
1999
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ... (Creator)
1998
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ... (Creator)
1994
- Talking Telephone Numbers ... (Creator)