Steven Knight
Writing
- Born
- August 5, 1959 (age 67) · Marlborough, England, UK
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.
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He has built a large film and television studio complex in inner-city Birmingham called Digbeth Loc., opened in 2024.
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Known for
Allied
November 23, 2016
Eastern Promises
September 14, 2007
Burnt
October 2, 2015
Locke
April 10, 2014
Seventh Son
December 12, 2014
Hummingbird
May 7, 2013
Spencer
November 4, 2021
Serenity
January 24, 2019
The Hundred-Foot Journey
August 6, 2014
The Girl in the Spider's Web
October 25, 2018
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
March 5, 2026
Pawn Sacrifice
September 16, 2015
Behind the camera29
- 2026Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger Writer, Creator
- 2026Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Producer, Original Series Creator, Writer
- 2024Maria Writer, Executive Producer
- 2024Cross Away Original Film Writer
- 2024Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby Writer, Executive Producer
- 2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Executive Producer, Director
- 2021Spencer Writer, Executive Producer
- 2021Locked Down Writer, Executive Producer
- 2019FX's A Christmas Carol Writer, Executive Producer