Ridley Scott
Directing
Born: November 30, 1937 (age 88) · South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epics, with an atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, eight BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. He has also been honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018 and the Academy Honorary Award in 2026. Scott was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III in 2024. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a commercial director. He made his film directorial debut with The Duellists (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, Alien (1979). Though his films range widely in setting and period, they showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, spanning 2nd-century Romein Gladiator (2000) and its 2024 sequel, 12th-century Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), medieval England in Robin Hood (2010), ancient Memphis in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), contemporary Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down(2001), futuristic cityscapes of Los Angeles in Blade Runner (1982), and extraterrestrial worlds in Alien, Prometheus (2012), The Martian (2015) and Alien: Covenant (2017). Scott has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down, while also receiving a nomination for Best Picture for The Martian. In 1995, both Scott and his brother Tony received a British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Three of his films—Alien, Blade Runner, and Thelma & Louise—have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In a 2004 BBC poll, Scott was ranked 10th on the list of most influential people in British culture. Scott also works in television and has earned 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won twice, for Outstanding Television Film for the HBO film The Gathering Storm (2002) and for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for the History Channel's Gettysburg (2011). He was Emmy-nominated for RKO 281 (1999), The Andromeda Strain (2008), and The Pillars of the Earth (2010). Along with Hugh Hudson, Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, and his brother Tony, Scott was part of the "Adland Five" of British directors operating in the late 1970s and early 1980s who first established themselves in the advertising world before going on to Hollywood success. Christopher Nolan and Christopher Frayling have cited the group's influence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ridley Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Martian
2015
Gladiator
2000
Alien
1979
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Blade Runner
1982
Prometheus
2012
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
Alien: Covenant
2017
Black Hawk Down
2001
American Gangster
2007
Hannibal
2001
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Photos (4)
Movies (2)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (55)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · 5 eps
The Directors
Self · 1 eps
Directors on Directors
Self · 1 eps
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
Prophets of Science Fiction
Himself - Presenter · 8 eps
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
The Path to Redemption
Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
Self
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Director (1982)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Black Rain: Making The Film
Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Self
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Himself
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
Self
The Making of Gladiator II
Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
Robin Hood: The First Celebrity Outlaw
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
The Making of 'Alien³'
Self
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
The Real Robin Hood
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
The Making of the Last Duel
Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Self
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Self
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Self
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
The Alien Legacy
Self
Murder by Numbers
Self
Giger's Alien
Self
Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka
Self
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
Self
Hollywood Halloween
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (45)
Gladiator
Director
Gladiator II
Director
Prometheus
Director
The Martian
Director
Black Hawk Down
Director
Kingdom of Heaven
Director
Napoleon
Director
Raised by Wolves
Director
Z-Cars
Director
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Director
American Gangster
Director
Alien
Director
Legend
Director
The Last Duel
Director
The Dog Stars
Director
Matchstick Men
Director
Body of Lies
Director
Blade Runner
Director
Alien: Covenant
Director
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Director
Robin Hood
Director
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Director
The Counselor
Director
House of Gucci
Director
Someone to Watch Over Me
Director
All the Money in the World
Director
Thelma & Louise
Director
Dope Thief
Director
Black Rain
Director
Adam Adamant Lives!
Director
G.I. Jane
Director
Half Hour Story
Director
A Good Year
Director
The Informer
Director
White Squall
Director
The Duellists
Director
All the Invisible Children
Director
Hannibal
Director
Cinema16: British Short Films
Director
The King of Ads
Director
The King of Ads, Part 2
Director
Boy and Bicycle
Director
Robert
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Director
Le court des grands
Director
Writing (1)
Producing (128)
The Good Wife
Executive Producer
Gladiator
Executive Producer
Numb3rs
Executive Producer
Gladiator II
Producer
The Good Fight
Executive Producer
Blade Runner 2049
Executive Producer
Before I Go to Sleep
Executive Producer
The Man in the High Castle
Executive Producer
Prometheus
Producer
The Martian
Producer
Black Hawk Down
Producer
Kingdom of Heaven
Producer
Napoleon
Producer
Raised by Wolves
Executive Producer
Trap House
Executive Producer
Death on the Nile
Producer
Alien: Romulus
Producer
American Gangster
Producer
Child 44
Producer
The Terror
Executive Producer
The Last Duel
Producer
The Dog Stars
Producer
Matchstick Men
Producer
Tristan & Isolde
Executive Producer
Alien: Earth
Executive Producer
In Her Shoes
Producer
Body of Lies
Producer
The Grey
Producer
A Haunting in Venice
Producer
Boston Strangler
Producer
Taboo
Executive Producer
Alien: Covenant
Producer
The Aftermath
Executive Producer
The A-Team
Executive Producer
Concussion
Producer
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Producer
Robin Hood
Producer
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Executive Producer
World Without End
Producer
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Producer
Equals
Executive Producer
The Counselor
Producer
House of Gucci
Producer
The Andromeda Strain
Executive Producer
Great Expectations
Executive Producer
Echo Valley
Producer
The Hot Zone
Executive Producer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Producer
Still Missing Morgan
Executive Producer
The Pillars of the Earth
Executive Producer
Murder on the Orient Express
Producer
Prime Target
Executive Producer
Choose or Die
Executive Producer
Newness
Executive Producer
Kaleidoscope
Executive Producer
Someone to Watch Over Me
Executive Producer
All the Money in the World
Producer
Thelma & Louise
Producer
Dope Thief
Executive Producer
Strange Angel
Executive Producer
The Passage
Executive Producer
The Chronology of Water
Executive Producer
Our Friend
Executive Producer
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Executive Producer
Monkey Trouble
Executive Producer
Klondike
Executive Producer
G.I. Jane
Producer
A Sacrifice
Producer
Out of the Furnace
Producer
The Company
Executive Producer
Welcome to the Punch
Executive Producer
Morgan
Producer
A Good Year
Producer
Cracks
Executive Producer
2036: Nexus Dawn
Producer
White Squall
Executive Producer
Coma
Executive Producer
The Last Vermeer
Executive Producer
Stoker
Producer
FX's A Christmas Carol
Executive Producer
The East
Producer
Tell-Tale
Producer
Jungleland
Executive Producer
Welcome to the Rileys
Executive Producer
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Producer
Naked Singularity
Executive Producer
Into the Storm
Executive Producer
Cyrus
Executive Producer
Zoe
Executive Producer
Get Santa
Executive Producer
American Woman
Producer
Clay Pigeons
Producer
Killing Kennedy
Executive Producer
Halo: Nightfall
Executive Producer
The Gathering Storm
Executive Producer
Killing Jesus
Executive Producer
Ghost Recon: Alpha
Producer
Earthquake Bird
Producer
Phoenix Forgotten
Producer
Killing Lincoln
Executive Producer
Where the Money Is
Producer
Life in a Day
Executive Producer
Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
Executive Producer
Hannibal
Producer
Mindhorn
Executive Producer
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Producer
The Browning Version
Producer
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Executive Producer
Life in a Day 2020
Executive Producer
Hostage
Executive Producer
Crimes of the Century
Executive Producer
RKO 281
Executive Producer
Britain in a Day
Executive Producer
Boy and Bicycle
Producer
Loom
Executive Producer
The Last Debate
Executive Producer
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
Executive Producer
Switzerlanders
Executive Producer
Ticker
Executive Producer
Flight 182
Executive Producer
The Real Robin Hood
Producer
The Swords
Executive Producer
Beat the Devil
Executive Producer
The Donut King
Executive Producer
Japan in a Day
Executive Producer
India In a Day
Executive Producer
Springsteen & I
Executive Producer
The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
Producer
Other Crew (7)
Comedy Playhouse
Production Design
Out of the Unknown
Production Design
The Duellists
Camera Operator
Some Lapse of Time
Production Design
Boy and Bicycle
Director of Photography
Thlípsi
Thanks
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
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