Highest rated as cast or director
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 pans 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).
Directed 26
2020s
- 2025
- 2021
What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London
Director
2010s
- 2017
- 2013
- 2010
2000s
- 2007
Grindhouse
Other
- 2004
- 2003
Mint Royale: Blue Song
Director
- 2001
Forced Hilarity
Director
1990s
- 1999
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
Director
- 1998
Is It Bill Bailey?
Director
- 1996
Very Important Pennis: Uncut
Second Unit Director
Asylum
Director
- 1995
A Fistful of Fingers
Director
- 1993
- 1992
Carbolic Soap
Director
- 1991
I Want to Get Into the Movies!
Director
No release date
Barbarella
Director
Set My Heart to Five
Director
Wrote 22
2020s
- 2025
- 2021
- 2020
Shadows
Writer
2010s
- 2017
- 2015
- 2013
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2007
Grindhouse
Other
- 2004
- 2003
Mint Royale: Blue Song
Writer
- 2001
Forced Hilarity
Screenplay
1990s
- 1996
Asylum
Writer
- 1995
A Fistful of Fingers
Screenplay, Story
- 1993
- 1992
Carbolic Soap
Writer
- 1991
I Want to Get Into the Movies!
Screenplay
No release date
Set My Heart to Five
Screenplay
Produced 19
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
- 2021
2010s
- 2017
- 2015
- 2013
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Producer
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Producer
2000s
- 2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Producer
- 2001
Forced Hilarity
Producer
1990s
- 1995
A Fistful of Fingers
Producer
- 1993
- 1992
Carbolic Soap
Producer
- 1991
I Want to Get Into the Movies!
Producer
Acted in 17
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
- 2013
2000s
- 2007
Son of Rambow
Metal Work Teacher
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
Look Around You
Scientist, Floor manager, Technician, Eddie Yorque · 3 episodes
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
A Fistful of Fingers
Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
- 1993
- 1992
Carbolic Soap
Abner / Mum / Careers Man
Edited 4
1990s
- 1993
- 1992
Carbolic Soap
Editor
- 1991
I Want to Get Into the Movies!
Editor
Created 3
1990s
- 1999
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
Creator
- 1996
Asylum
Creator
Appearances23
2020s
- 2026
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
Self · 1 episode
- 2021
- 2020
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Self - Scene Headings
2010s
- 2018
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
Self
- 2017
- 2015
- 2014
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Out of Print
Self
- 2013
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Self
- 2011
- 2010
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Self
2000s
- 2007
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Self
Suck My Geek!
Self
The Fuzzball Rally
Self
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
- 2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
- 2005
When Shaun Met George
Self
- 2004
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2025
2010s
- 2017
