1974-04-18 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 began making 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 seasons 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 directed the action film Baby Driver (2017), and recently the documentary The Sparks Brothers (2021), as well as the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021).
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The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021-06-18 |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021-05-02 |
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Sing 2 | Additional Voices (voice) | 2021-12-01 |
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Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 | 2018-12-11 | |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
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Tour de Pharmacy | Commentator | 2017-07-08 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Resistance Trooper (uncredited) | 2017-12-13 |
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Sing | Additional Voices (voice) | 2016-11-23 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Out of Print | Self | 2014-08-23 |
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self (uncredited) | 2014-03-18 |
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The World's End | Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited) | 2013-07-18 |
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Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End | Himself | 2013-11-19 |
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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Self | 2011-09-10 |
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The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' | Self | 2010-11-09 |
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Son of Rambow | Metal Work Teacher | 2007-01-22 |
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The Fuzzball Rally | Himself | 2007-11-27 |
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Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz | Self | 2007-06-11 |
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Suck My Geek! | Self | 2007-11-30 |
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Hot Fuzz | Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited) | 2007-02-14 |
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One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead | Himself | 2007-12-18 |
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Halloween: 25 Years of Terror | Self | 2006-07-26 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Deep Thought Technician (uncredited) | 2005-04-28 |
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Land of the Dead | Photo Booth Zombie | 2005-06-18 |
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When Shaun Met George | Self | 2005-10-18 |
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Spaced: Skip to the End | Self | 2004-04-12 |
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Shaun of the Dead | Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited) | 2004-04-09 |
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Calcium | 2001-11-01 | |
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A Fistful of Fingers | Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo | 1995-11-24 |
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Dead Right | The Director (uncredited) | 1993-01-02 |
