Edgar Wright

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).

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Late Show with James Corden

DuckTales

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Sing 2

Digman!

Sing

Hot Fuzz

All Movies (32)

• Sing 22021 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• The Sparks Brothers2021 · as Self
• I Am Alfred Hitchcock2021 · as Self
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis2020 · as Self - Scene Headings
• Friedkin Uncut2018 · as Self
• Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 22018 · as Self
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017 · as Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
• Tour de Pharmacy2017 · as Commentator
• Sing2016 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
• Out of Print2014 · as Self
• Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe2014 · as Self (uncredited)
• Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End2013 · as Himself
• The World's End2013 · as Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)
• Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope2011 · as Self
• The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'2010 · as Self
• One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead2007 · as Self
• Suck My Geek!2007 · as Self
• The Fuzzball Rally2007 · as Himself
• Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz2007 · as Self
• Hot Fuzz2007 · as Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)
• Son of Rambow2007 · as Metal Work Teacher
• Halloween: 25 Years of Terror2006 · as Self
• When Shaun Met George2005 · as Self
• Land of the Dead2005 · as Photo Booth Zombie
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005 · as Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
• Spaced: Skip to the End2004 · as Self
• Shaun of the Dead2004 · as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)
• Calcium2001
• A Fistful of Fingers1995 · as Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
• Dead Right1993 · as The Director (uncredited)
• Carbolic Soap1992 · as Abner / Mum / Careers Man

All TV Shows (12)

• Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast2026 · as Self
• Digman!2023 · as Chap Kingsley (voice)
• Eli Roth's History of Horror2018 · as Self
• The Russell Howard Hour2017 · as Self
• DuckTales2017 · as Alistair Boorswan (voice)
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Look Around You2002 · as Scientist
• Look Around You2002 · as Floor manager
• Look Around You2002 · as Technician
• Look Around You2002 · as Eddie Yorque
• Spaced1999 · as First Sleeping Ex-flatmate