11/30/1937
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK:
Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) is an English filmmaker. He was raised in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life, his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. During this time the family moved around, living in (among other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. He has a younger brother, Tony, also a film director. After the Second World War, the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in Blade Runner). He enjoyed watching films, and his favourites include Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design. He progressed to an M.A. in graphic design at the Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1962. At the RCA he contributed to the college magazine, ARK and helped to establish its film department. For his final show, he made a black and white short film, Boy and Bicycle, starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of The Duellists DVD. After graduation in 1963, he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series Z-Cars and the science fiction series Out of the Unknown. Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director. For his entry to the BBC traineeship, Scott remade Paths of Glory as a short film. He was assigned to design the second Doctor Who serial, The Daleks, which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. However, shortly before Scott was due to start work, a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick. At the BBC, Scott was placed into a director training programme and, before he left the corporation, had directed episodes of Z-Cars, its spin-off, Softly, Softly, and adventure series Adam Adamant Lives! In 1968, Ridley and Tony Scott founded Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), a film and commercial production company.Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for RSA. Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan Scott. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London. In 1995, Shepperton Studios was purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which extensively renovated the studios while also expanding and improving its grounds.
Untitled Gladiator Sequel (2024) Director |
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Untitled Gladiator Sequel (2024) Producer |
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Alien: Romulus (2024) Producer |
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Napoleon (2023) Director |
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Napoleon (2023) Producer |
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) Producer |
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Boston Strangler (2023) Producer |
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Behold (2023) Director |
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Choose or Die (2022) Executive Producer |
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Death on the Nile (2022) Producer |
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House of Gucci (2021) Director |
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House of Gucci (2021) Producer |
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The Last Duel (2021) Director |
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The Last Duel (2021) Producer |
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Naked Singularity (2021) Executive Producer |
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Kipchoge: The Last Milestone (2021) Executive Producer |
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Life in a Day 2020 (2021) Executive Producer |
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Jungleland (2020) Executive Producer |
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The Donut King (2020) Executive Producer |
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Switzerlanders (2020) Executive Producer |
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A Christmas Carol (2019) Executive Producer |
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Earthquake Bird (2019) Producer |
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The Last Vermeer (2019) Executive Producer |
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Our Friend (2019) Executive Producer |
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The Aftermath (2019) Producer |
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The Journey (2019) Director |
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Thlípsi (2018) Thanks |
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Zoe (2018) Executive Producer |
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American Woman (2018) Producer |
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All the Money in the World (2017) Director |
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All the Money in the World (2017) Producer |
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Producer |
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Newness (2017) Executive Producer |
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Executive Producer |
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) Producer |
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2036: Nexus Dawn (2017) Screenstory |
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2036: Nexus Dawn (2017) Producer |
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Alien: Covenant (2017) Director |
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Alien: Covenant (2017) Producer |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing (2017) Director |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing (2017) Producer |
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Phoenix Forgotten (2017) Producer |
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017) Executive Producer |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter (2017) Writer |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017) Writer |
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Mindhorn (2016) Executive Producer |
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India In a Day (2016) Executive Producer |
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Morgan (2016) Producer |
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Concussion (2015) Producer |
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The Martian (2015) Director |
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The Martian (2015) Producer |
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Zero (2015) Executive Producer |
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Equals (2015) Executive Producer |
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Child 44 (2015) Producer |
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Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs (2015) Executive Producer |
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Director |
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Producer |
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Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani (2014) Executive Producer |
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Halo: Nightfall (2014) Executive Producer |
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Christmas in a Day (2013) Producer |
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Killing Kennedy (2013) Executive Producer |
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Out of the Furnace (2013) Producer |
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The Counselor (2013) Director |
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The Counselor (2013) Producer |
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Bruce Springsteen - Springsteen & I (2013) Executive Producer |
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The East (2013) Producer |
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Welcome to the Punch (2013) Executive Producer |
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Stoker (2013) Producer |
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Killing Lincoln (2013) Executive Producer |
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The Polar Bears (2012) Producer |
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Japan in a Day (2012) Executive Producer |
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Loom (2012) Executive Producer |
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Britain in a Day (2012) Executive Producer |
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Prometheus (2012) Director |
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Prometheus (2012) Producer |
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Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012) Producer |
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The Grey (2012) Producer |
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Life in a Day (2011) Executive Producer |
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Welcome to the Rileys (2010) Executive Producer |
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Cyrus (2010) Executive Producer |
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The A-Team (2010) Executive Producer |
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Robin Hood (2010) Director |
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Robin Hood (2010) Producer |
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Cracks (2009) Executive Producer |
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Into the Storm (2009) Executive Producer |
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Body of Lies (2008) Director |
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Body of Lies (2008) Producer |
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American Gangster (2007) Director |
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American Gangster (2007) Producer |
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007) Director |
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Producer |
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A Good Year (2006) Director |
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A Good Year (2006) Producer |
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Tristan & Isolde (2006) Executive Producer |
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Orpheus (2006) Executive Producer |
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Le court des grands (2005) Director |
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In Her Shoes (2005) Producer |
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All the Invisible Children (2005) Director |
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Director |
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Producer |
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Thunder Perfect Mind (2005) Director |
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Matchstick Men (2003) Director |
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Matchstick Men (2003) Producer |
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Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) Director |
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Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002) Thanks |
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Beat the Devil (2002) Executive Producer |
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Ticker (2002) Executive Producer |
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Hostage (2002) Executive Producer |
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Black Hawk Down (2001) Director |
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Black Hawk Down (2001) Producer |
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Hannibal (2001) Director |
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Hannibal (2001) Producer |
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The Last Debate (2000) Executive Producer |
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Gladiator (2000) Director |
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Gladiator (2000) Executive Producer |
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Where the Money Is (2000) Producer |
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RKO 281 (2000) Executive Producer |
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Clay Pigeons (1998) Producer |
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G.I. Jane (1997) Director |
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G.I. Jane (1997) Producer |
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White Squall (1996) Director |
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White Squall (1996) Executive Producer |
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The Browning Version (1994) Producer |
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Monkey Trouble (1994) Executive Producer |
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The King of Ads, Part 2 (1993) Director |
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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Director |
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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Producer |
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The King of Ads (1991) Director |
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Thelma & Louise (1991) Director |
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Thelma & Louise (1991) Producer |
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Black Rain (1989) Director |
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) Director |
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) Executive Producer |
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Legend (1985) Director |
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Blade Runner (1982) Director |
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Alien (1979) Director |
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The Duellists (1977) Director |
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The Duellists (1977) Camera Operator |
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Robert (1967) Director |
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Boy and Bicycle (1965) Director |
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Boy and Bicycle (1965) Writer |
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Boy and Bicycle (1965) Producer |
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Mind MGMT () Producer |
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Vicious () Producer |
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The Chronology of Water () Producer |
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Children of the Jungle () Producer |
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Untitled Ridley Scott Western Project () Director |
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Untitled Ridley Scott Western Project () Producer |
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Berlin Nobody () Producer |
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Outside () Producer |
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Echo Valley () Producer |
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Queen & Country () Director |
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Queen & Country () Producer |
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Bomb () Director |
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Bomb () Producer |
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Untitled Bee Gees Biopic () Director |
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First Ascent () Producer |
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War Party () Producer |