Edgar Wright
British film director, screenwriter and producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1974 · age 52
Edgar Howard Wright is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive use of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes.
Edgar Wright is read about 2,095 times a day, in 37 languages.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories PodcastSeries2025
The Running ManFilmThe Running Man, a new film, came out on 5 November 2025.5 November 2025, Director, Writer2023
Digman!Series, Chap Kingsley (voice)2020
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water CrisisFilm2018
Eli Roth's History of HorrorSeries
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2Film, 20182017
DuckTalesSeries, Alistair Boorswan (voice)2016
SingFilm, Additional Voices (voice)2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries
Ant-ManFilm, 2015Writer, Producer2013
The World's EndFilm, Director, Writer2012
SightseersFilm, Producer2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldFilm, Director, Writer2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot FuzzFilm, Producer2005
Land of the DeadFilm, Photo Booth Zombie2004
Shaun of the DeadFilm, Director, Writer2002
Look Around YouSeries, Scientist1999
Sir Bernard's Stately HomesSeries, Director, Creator1998
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-RoundSeries, Director1996
AsylumSeries, Director, Writer1995
A Fistful of FingersFilm, Director, Writer1993
Dead RightFilm, Director, Writer1991
Murder Most HorridSeries, Director
I Want to Get Into the Movies!Film, 1991Director, Writer1974Born18 April 1974People around Edgar
Close ties
Simon Pegg Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Nick Frost Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Peter Serafinowicz Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Rafe Spall Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Eric Fellner Produced Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Tim Bevan Produced Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Garth Jennings Directed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Nira Park Produced Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Joe Cornish Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Martin Freeman Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Bill Nighy Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Julia Deakin Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
Jessica Hynes Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Spaced
Michael Smiley Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Adam Buxton Also in Son of Rambow, Sing and Sing 2
Alice Lowe Edgar directed Hot Fuzz (2007)
Mark Gatiss Edgar directed Shaun of the Dead and Don't
Bill Bailey Edgar directed Hot Fuzz and Is It Bill Bailey?
Flea Edgar directed Baby Driver (2017)
Michael Cera Edgar produced Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
David Bradley Edgar directed Hot Fuzz and The World's End
Lucy Punch Edgar directed Hot Fuzz and Don't
Stuart Wilson Edgar directed Hot Fuzz and Don't
Patricia Franklin Edgar directed Hot Fuzz (2007)
Known for
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Sing 2 2021
Hot Fuzz 2007
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
Shaun of the Dead 2004
The Sparks Brothers 2021
Filmography 40
127 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
About this person
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.
