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Ridley Scott

Directing

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott is a director born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK. He is known for The Martian, Gladiator and Alien. GloboWatch shows where to watch 4 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
November 30, 1937
Place of birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Also known as
Sir Ridley Scott · Ridley Leighton Scott

Biography

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epics, with an atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, eight BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. He has also been honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018 and the Academy Honorary Award in 2026. Scott was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III in 2024. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a commercial director. He made his film directorial debut with The Duellists (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, Alien (1979). Though his films range widely in setting and period, they showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, spanning 2nd-century Romein Gladiator (2000) and its 2024 sequel, 12th-century Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), medieval England in Robin Hood (2010), ancient Memphis in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), contemporary Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down(2001), futuristic cityscapes of Los Angeles in Blade Runner (1982), and extraterrestrial worlds in Alien, Prometheus (2012), The Martian (2015) and Alien: Covenant (2017). Scott has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down, while also receiving a nomination for Best Picture for The Martian. In 1995, both Scott and his brother Tony received a British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Three of his films—Alien, Blade Runner, and Thelma & Louise—have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In a 2004 BBC poll, Scott was ranked 10th on the list of most influential people in British culture. Scott also works in television and has earned 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won twice, for Outstanding Television Film for the HBO film The Gathering Storm (2002) and for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for the History Channel's Gettysburg (2011). He was Emmy-nominated for RKO 281 (1999), The Andromeda Strain (2008), and The Pillars of the Earth (2010). Along with Hugh Hudson, Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, and his brother Tony, Scott was part of the "Adland Five" of British directors operating in the late 1970s and early 1980s who first established themselves in the advertising world before going on to Hollywood success. Christopher Nolan and Christopher Frayling have cited the group's influence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ridley Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Dog StarsDirector · Producer
  2. 2025Alien: EarthExecutive producer
  3. 2024Gladiator IIDirector · Producer
  4. 2024Alien: RomulusProducer
  5. 2023NapoleonDirector · Producer
  6. 2023A Haunting in VeniceProducer
  7. 2023Boston StranglerProducer
  8. 2023KaleidoscopeExecutive producer
  9. 2022Choose or DieExecutive producer
  10. 2022Death on the NileProducer
  11. 2021House of GucciDirector · Producer
  12. 2021The Last DuelDirector · Producer
  13. 2020Raised by WolvesDirector · Executive producer
  14. 2019Earthquake BirdProducer
  15. 2019The AftermathExecutive producer
  16. 2018The TerrorExecutive producer
  17. 2017All the Money in the WorldProducer · Director
  18. 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressProducer
  19. 2017NewnessExecutive producer
  20. 2017Blade Runner 2049Executive producer
  21. 2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseProducer
  22. 2017Alien: CovenantDirector · Producer
  23. 2017TabooExecutive producer
  24. 2016MorganProducer
  25. 2015ConcussionProducer
  26. 2015The MartianDirector · Producer
  27. 2015EqualsExecutive producer
  28. 2015Child 44Producer
  29. 2015The Man in the High CastleExecutive producer
  30. 2014Exodus: Gods and KingsDirector · Producer
  31. 2014Before I Go to SleepExecutive producer
  32. 2013Out of the FurnaceProducer
  33. 2013The CounselorDirector · Producer
  34. 2013The EastProducer
  35. 2013Welcome to the PunchExecutive producer
  36. 2013StokerProducer
  37. 2012PrometheusDirector · Producer
  38. 2012The GreyProducer
  39. 2010CyrusExecutive producer
  40. 2010The A-TeamExecutive producer
  41. 2010Robin HoodDirector · Producer
  42. 2009The Good WifeExecutive producer
  43. 2008Body of LiesProducer · Director
  44. 2007American GangsterProducer · Director
  45. 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordProducer
  46. 2006A Good YearDirector · Producer
  47. 2006Tristan & IsoldeExecutive producer
  48. 2005In Her ShoesProducer
  49. 2005Kingdom of HeavenProducer · Director
  50. 2003Matchstick MenDirector · Producer
  51. 2001Black Hawk DownProducer · Director
  52. 2001HannibalDirector · Producer
  53. 2000GladiatorDirector · Executive producer
  54. 1997G.I. JaneProducer · Director
  55. 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseDirector · Producer
  56. 1991Thelma & LouiseDirector · Producer
  57. 1989Black RainDirector
  58. 1985LegendDirector
  59. 1982Blade RunnerDirector
  60. 1979AlienDirector
  61. 1977The DuellistsDirector