Edgar Wright
Directing
Born April 18, 1974 in 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
Barbarella
Set My Heart to Five
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
Self
The Running Man
Snow White
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Digman!
Chap Kingsley (voice)
Sing 2
Additional Voices (voice)
Last Night in Soho
What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London
The Sparks Brothers
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Self - Scene Headings
Shadows
Friedkin Uncut
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
The Shape of Water
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
DuckTales
Alistair Boorswan (voice)
Tour de Pharmacy
Commentator
Baby Driver
Sing
Additional Voices (voice)
Ant-Man
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Out of Print
Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Himself
The World's End
Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)
Sightseers
The Adventures of Tintin
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Self
Attack the Block
Paul
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Self
Suck My Geek!
Self
The Fuzzball Rally
Himself
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
Grindhouse
Hot Fuzz
Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)
Son of Rambow
Metal Work Teacher
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
When Shaun Met George
Self
Land of the Dead
Photo Booth Zombie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
Shaun of the Dead
Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)
Look Around You
Scientist
Forced Hilarity
Spaced
First Sleeping Ex-flatmate
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Is It Bill Bailey?
Very Important Pennis: Uncut
Asylum
A Fistful of Fingers
Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
Dead Right
The Director (uncredited)
Carbolic Soap
Abner / Mum / Careers Man
Help!
Murder Most Horrid
I Want to Get Into the Movies!