Steven Knight
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 5, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Marlborough, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Small Dark Look
Movie · Screenplay
Untitled James Bond Film
Movie · Writer
Sicario 3
Movie · Writer
Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Movie · Original Series Creator, Writer
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger
Movie · Writer
A Thousand Blows
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Maria
Movie · Writer
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Movie · Writer
Cross Away
Movie · Original Film Writer
The Veil
TV · Writer · 6 eps
This Town
TV · Writer · 6 eps
Great Expectations
TV · Writer · 1 ep
All the Light We Cannot See
TV · Teleplay · 4 eps
SAS Rogue Heroes
TV · Writer · 12 eps
Spencer
Movie · Writer
Locked Down
Movie · Writer
Serenity
Movie · Screenplay
FX's A Christmas Carol
Movie · Writer
See
TV · Writer, Story, Teleplay · 7 eps
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Movie · Screenplay
Woman Walks Ahead
Movie · Screenplay
November Criminals
Movie · Screenplay
Taboo
TV · Writer · 8 eps
Allied
Movie · Writer
Pawn Sacrifice
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Burnt
Movie · Screenplay
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Movie · Screenplay
Locke
Movie · Writer
Seventh Son
Movie · Screenplay
Closed Circuit
Movie · Screenplay
Hummingbird
Movie · Screenplay
Peaky Blinders
TV · Writer · 36 eps
Eastern Promises
Movie · Screenplay
Amazing Grace
Movie · Writer
Gypsy Woman
Movie · Writer
Dirty Pretty Things
Movie · Writer
Frankie Howerd on Campus
Movie · Writer