Ridley Scott

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-11-30 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Ridley Scott

Biography

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer. He directs films in the science fiction, crime, and historical epic genres with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He 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, Sco...

Acting

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

1999

2015

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Alien Saga

as Self (archive footage)

1979

2019

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2018

Trumbull Land

as Self (archive footage)

1968

One of the Missing

as Unionist officer (uncredited)

2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien

as Self (archival footage)

2021

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

as Self - Director (1982)

2025

Alien, Terror in Space

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1982

Blade Runner

as Director

2000

Gladiator

as Director

1979

Alien

as Director

2005

2005

1991

Thelma & Louise

as Director

1991

Thelma & Louise

as Producer

2001

Black Hawk Down

as Director

2001

Black Hawk Down

as Producer

1989

Black Rain

as Director

1997

G.I. Jane

as Director

1997

G.I. Jane

as Producer

1996

White Squall

as Director

1996

White Squall

as Executive Producer

2007

2007

2010

Robin Hood

as Director

2010

Robin Hood

as Producer

2003

Matchstick Men

as Director

2005

In Her Shoes

as Producer

1985

Legend

as Director

2008

Body of Lies

as Director

2008

Body of Lies

as Producer

2006

A Good Year

as Director

2006

A Good Year

as Producer

2001

Hannibal

as Director

2001

Hannibal

as Producer

2020

The Donut King

as Executive Producer

-

Outside

as Producer

1965

Boy and Bicycle

as Director

2000

RKO 281

as Executive Producer

1977

The Duellists

as Director

2014

Halo: Nightfall

as Executive Producer

2012

Prometheus

as Director

2012

Prometheus

as Producer

2012

The Grey

as Producer

2022

Choose or Die

as Executive Producer

2013

The East

as Producer

2013

Stoker

as Producer

2013

The Counselor

as Director

1965

1965

Boy and Bicycle

as Producer

2017

Alien: Covenant

as Director

2012

Britain in a Day

as Executive Producer

2014

2015

Child 44

as Producer

2013

2010

The A-Team

as Executive Producer

2013

Killing Kennedy

as Executive Producer

2012

The Polar Bears

as Producer

2013

The Counselor

as Producer

2014

2017

Newness

as Executive Producer

2021

Kipchoge: The Last Milestone

as Executive Producer

2006

Tristan & Isolde

as Executive Producer

2015

The Martian

as Director

2000

2023

Boston Strangler

as Producer

2015

Concussion

as Producer

2005

2011

Life in a Day

as Executive Producer

-

Mind MGMT

as Producer

2015

The Martian

as Producer

-

First Ascent

as Producer

2018

American Woman

as Producer

2006

Orpheus

as Executive Producer

2013

Killing Lincoln

as Executive Producer

2023

2015

Zero

as Executive Producer

-

War Party

as Producer

-

Bomb

as Director

-

Bomb

as Producer

2003

Matchstick Men

as Producer

-

Freewalkers

as Director

-

Freewalkers

as Producer

2005

2000

Gladiator

as Executive Producer

2009

Cracks

as Executive Producer

2024

A Sacrifice

as Producer

2017

Alien: Covenant

as Producer

2016

Morgan

as Producer

2015

Equals

as Executive Producer

2016

India In a Day

as Executive Producer

2013

Springsteen & I

as Executive Producer

1994

Monkey Trouble

as Executive Producer

-

Vicious

as Producer

2023

Behold

as Director

2010

Cyrus

as Executive Producer

2010

Welcome to the Rileys

as Executive Producer

2024

Alien: Romulus

as Producer

2017

Blade Runner 2049

as Executive Producer

2025

Echo Valley

as Producer

2012

Loom

as Executive Producer

2017

2036: Nexus Dawn

as Screenstory

2017

2036: Nexus Dawn

as Producer

2017

1998

Clay Pigeons

as Producer

1967

Robert

as Director

2009

Into the Storm

as Executive Producer

2016

Mindhorn

as Executive Producer

2018

Zoe

as Executive Producer

2012

Japan in a Day

as Executive Producer

1991

The King of Ads

as Director

2012

2009

Tell-Tale

as Producer

2002

The Gathering Storm

as Executive Producer

2025

Trap House

as Executive Producer

2014

Get Santa

as Executive Producer

2024

Gladiator II

as Director

1965

Boy and Bicycle

as Director of Photography

2010

2018

Thlípsi

as Thanks

1977

The Duellists

as Camera Operator

2019

The Journey

as Director

2021

The Last Duel

as Director

2021

The Last Duel

as Producer

2024

Gladiator II

as Producer

2020

Jungleland

as Executive Producer

2019

Our Friend

as Executive Producer

2019

Earthquake Bird

as Producer

1987

Someone to Watch Over Me

as Executive Producer

2021

House of Gucci

as Director

2021

House of Gucci

as Producer

2019

FX's A Christmas Carol

as Executive Producer

2013

Welcome to the Punch

as Executive Producer

2021

Naked Singularity

as Executive Producer

2002

Hostage

as Executive Producer

2002

Ticker

as Executive Producer

2002

Beat the Devil

as Executive Producer

2020

Switzerlanders

as Executive Producer

2021

Life in a Day 2020

as Executive Producer

2022

2000

The Last Debate

as Executive Producer

2023

Napoleon

as Director

2023

Napoleon

as Producer

2019

The Last Vermeer

as Executive Producer

1994

-

Gladiator III

as Producer

2026

The Dog Stars

as Director

2019

The Aftermath

as Executive Producer

2014

Before I Go to Sleep

as Executive Producer

-

Gladiator III

as Writer

1997

The Swords

as Executive Producer

1997

Menage a Trois

as Executive Producer

2026

The Dog Stars

as Producer

-

Narco Sub

as Producer

-

The Riders

as Producer

-

God of the Rodeo

as Producer

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