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Steven Knight
AKA: Steven Knight CBE
Writing
Born: 1959
Marlborough, England, UK
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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.
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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
House of Guinness
Executive Producer
2025 · GB
A Thousand Blows
Executive Producer, Writer
2025 · GB
This Town
Executive Producer, Writer
2024 · GB
All the Light We Cannot See
Executive Producer, Teleplay
2023 · US
Great Expectations
Executive Producer, Writer
2023 · GB
SAS Rogue Heroes
Executive Producer, Writer
2022 · GB
The Real Peaky Blinders
Self
2022 · GB
Peaky Blinders
Executive Producer, Writer
2013 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| House of Guinness | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| A Thousand Blows | 2025 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| This Town | 2024 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| All the Light We Cannot See | 2023 | Executive Producer, Teleplay |
| Great Expectations | 2023 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| SAS Rogue Heroes | 2022 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| The Real Peaky Blinders | 2022 | Self |
| Peaky Blinders | 2013 | Executive Producer, Writer |