- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 5, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Marlborough, England, UK
Steven Knight
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 …
Filmography
movieDon't Look Back In Anger
2026 · Producer
moviePeaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026 · Producer, Original Series Creator, Writer
moviePeaky Blinders: The Real Story
2026 · Self
tvHouse of Guinness
2025 · Executive Producer, Creator
tvBuilt in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
2025 · Executive Producer
tvA Thousand Blows
2025 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
movieMaria
2024 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieCross Away
2024 · Original Film Writer
tvThe Veil
2024 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
tvThis Town
2024 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
moviePeaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024 · Writer, Executive Producer
tvAll the Light We Cannot See
2023 · Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
tvGreat Expectations
2023 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
tvSAS Rogue Heroes
2022 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
movieBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022 · Executive Producer, Director
tvThe Real Peaky Blinders
2022 · Self
movieSpencer
2021 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieLocked Down
2021 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieFX's A Christmas Carol
2019 · Writer, Executive Producer
tvSee
2019 · Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Creator
tvHvem vil være millionær?
2019 · Creator
movieSerenity
2019 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Girl in the Spider's Web
2018 · Screenplay
movieWoman Walks Ahead
2018 · Screenplay
movieNovember Criminals
2017 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
tvTaboo
2017 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieAllied
2016 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieBurnt
2015 · Screenplay
moviePawn Sacrifice
2015 · Screenplay
movieSeventh Son
2014 · Screenplay
movieThe Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Screenplay
movieLocke
2014 · Director, Writer
tvPeaky Blinders
2013 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieClosed Circuit
2013 · Screenplay
movieHummingbird
2013 · Screenplay, Director
movieRedemption
2013 · Producer
tvKannadada Kotyadhipati
2012 · Creator
movieEastern Promises
2007 · Screenplay
movieAmazing Grace
2006 · Writer
movieGypsy Woman
2002 · Writer
movieDirty Pretty Things
2002 · Writer
tvWho Wants to Win Millions?
2000 · Creator
tvWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?
1999 · Creator
tvWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?
1998 · Creator
Talking Telephone Numbers
tvTalking Telephone Numbers
1994 · Creator
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
moviePeaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
— · Himself
Vertigo
movieVertigo
— · Writer
Small Dark Look
movieSmall Dark Look
— · Screenplay
movieBond 26
— · Writer
tvUntitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
— · Writer, Creator
Winning Lines
tvWinning Lines
— · Creator
The People Versus
tvThe People Versus
— · Creator
Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
tvNingalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
— · Creator