Acting credits
2
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Steven Knight
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 27Series: 17Crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 23227
IMDb ID: nm1140275
Known for: Writing
Born: August 5, 1959
Age: 66
Place of birth: Marlborough, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2026
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q1337354
Also known as
Steven Knight CBE
Other jobs
Writer (12)Screenplay (11)Executive Producer (10)Creator (5)Producer (2)Director (1)Original Film Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Steven Knight.
7.3
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Producer
2026 Movie
10.0
Peaky Blinders: The Real Story
as Self
2026 Movie
6.4
Maria
Writer
2024 Movie
5.2
Cross Away
Original Film Writer
2024 Movie
0.5
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Writer
2024 Movie
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.7
Spencer
Writer
2021 Movie
5.2
Locked Down
Writer
2021 Movie
7.2
FX's A Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
5.5
Serenity
Screenplay
2019 Movie
6.2
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Screenplay
2018 Movie
6.7
Woman Walks Ahead
Screenplay
2018 Movie
5.3
November Criminals
Screenplay
2017 Movie
6.8
Allied
Writer
2016 Movie
6.5
Burnt
Screenplay
2015 Movie
6.8
Pawn Sacrifice
Screenplay
2015 Movie
5.5
Seventh Son
Screenplay
2014 Movie
7.3
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Screenplay
2014 Movie
6.9
Locke
Director
2014 Movie
5.9
Closed Circuit
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.2
Hummingbird
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.3
Redemption
Producer
2013 Movie
7.3
Eastern Promises
Screenplay
2007 Movie
6.9
Amazing Grace
Writer
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Steven Knight.
7.5
House of Guinness
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
9.0
Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2025 Series
6.6
A Thousand Blows
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2025 Series
6.5
The Veil
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2024 Series
6.7
This Town
Writer • 6 eps
2024 Series
7.5
All the Light We Cannot See
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
5.7
Great Expectations
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2023 Series
7.7
SAS Rogue Heroes
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Real Peaky Blinders
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.1
See
Executive Producer • 24 eps
2019 Series
10.0
Hvem vil være millionær?
Creator
2019 Series
7.9
Taboo
Writer • 8 eps
2017 Series
8.5
Peaky Blinders
Writer • 36 eps
2013 Series
Kannadada Kotyadhipati
Creator
2012 Series
4.0
Who Wants to Win Millions?
Creator
2000 Series
6.3
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Creator
1999 Series
6.7
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Creator
1998 Series