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Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 18, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Jun 27, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 pa ... ns 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Sing 2

Sing 2

2021

as Additional Voices (voice)

Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

2017

as Commentator

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Resistance Trooper (uncredited)

Sing

Sing

2016

as Additional Voices (voice)

The World's End

The World's End

2013

as Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)

Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

2007

as Metal Work Teacher

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)

Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

2005

as Photo Booth Zombie

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

as Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)

A Fistful of Fingers

A Fistful of Fingers

1995

as Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo

Dead Right

Dead Right

1993

as The Director (uncredited)

Snow White

Snow White

2025

Thanks

The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

Screenplay

The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

2021

Screenplay

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

Screenplay, Story

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

Writer

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

2015

Screenplay, Story

The World's End

The World's End

2013

Writer

Paul

Paul

2011

Script Editor

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Screenplay

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010

Screenplay

Don't

Don't

2007

Writer

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

Screenplay

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

Writers' Assistant, Additional Third Assistant Director

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

Writer

Forced Hilarity

Forced Hilarity

2001

Screenplay

A Fistful of Fingers

A Fistful of Fingers

1995

Screenplay, Story

Dead Right

Dead Right

1993

Writer, Editor

The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

Director

The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

2021

Director

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

Director

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

Director

The World's End

The World's End

2013

Director

Blue Song

Blue Song

2011

Director

Don't

Don't

2007

Director

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

Director

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

Co-Director

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

Director

Forced Hilarity

Forced Hilarity

2001

Director

A Fistful of Fingers

A Fistful of Fingers

1995

Director

Dead Right

Dead Right

1993

Director

The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

Producer

The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

2021

Producer

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

Producer

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

Executive Producer

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

2015

Executive Producer

The World's End

The World's End

2013

Executive Producer

Sightseers

Sightseers

2012

Executive Producer

Attack the Block

Attack the Block

2011

Executive Producer

Forced Hilarity

Forced Hilarity

2001

Producer

A Fistful of Fingers

A Fistful of Fingers

1995

Producer

Dead Right

Dead Right

1993

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

DuckTales

as Alistair Boorswan (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

Digman!

as Chap Kingsley (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2023

Spaced

as First Sleeping Ex-flatmate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1999

Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 14, 2018

Look Around You

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 2002

The Russell Howard Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2017

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 21 27 19
2024 6 17 27 8
2024 7 21 33 14
2024 8 16 25 8
2024 9 12 25 7
2024 10 11 19 6
2024 11 8 12 5
2024 12 10 14 4
2025 1 18 37 9
2025 2 9 16 1
2025 3 5 12 0
2025 4 1 1 0
2025 5 2 4 0
2025 6 1 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 5 12 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 376 85
2024 6 495 88
2024 7 728 618
2024 12 657 377
2025 1 452 48
2025 2 712 369
2025 3 575 472
2025 7 390 54
2025 8 530 176

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