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Known credits:
278
Birthday:
1937-11-30
Place of birth:
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
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Ridley Scott

Overview

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, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising as a director of commercials. 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 Rome in 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 three Academy Awards: Directing for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. Gladiator won the Academy Award for Best Picture and received a nomination in the same category for The Martian. In 1995, Scott and his brother Tony received a British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Scott's films Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise were each 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 10 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 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).

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Known for

Acting
2025 Thelma et Louise, un western féministe Actor Self 58
Average
2024 The Making of Gladiator II Actor Self N/A
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2023 L'Âge d'or de la pub Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
2023 Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero Actor Self 58
Average
2022 Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Actor Self 58
Average
2021 The Making of the Last Duel Actor Self 59
Average
2021 The Blade Runner Phenomenon Actor Self - Director (1982) 58
Average
2021 Kreka: Dreamcatcher Actor Self 58
Average
2019 Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1 Actor Himself (archive) N/A
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2019 Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
Average
2018 Trumbull Land Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2018 The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema Actor N/A
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2017 Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Actor Self 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott Actor Self N/A
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2017 Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous Actor himself 58
Average
2016 The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' Actor Self 58
Average
2015 Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' Actor Self 58
Average
2013 Trespassing Bergman Actor Self 59
Average
2012 The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus Actor Self 58
Average
2012 Bergmans video Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Prophets of Science Fiction Actor Himself - Presenter 70
Good
2010 Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood Actor Self N/A
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2010 The Real Robin Hood Actor Self 58
Average
2009 Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' Actor Self N/A
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2008 Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' Actor Self N/A
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2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Actor Self 61
Fair
2007 Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling Actor Self N/A
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2007 Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film Actor Self N/A
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2007 Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard Actor Self N/A
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2007 The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth Actor Self N/A
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2006 Black Rain: Making The Film Actor Self 58
Average
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die Actor Self 58
Average
2006 The Path to Redemption Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Strength and Honor: Production Pods Actor Self N/A
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2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Actor Self N/A
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2004 Murder by Numbers Actor Self N/A
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2003 The Beast Within: Making Alien Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds Actor Self N/A
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2002 The Alien Saga Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
2002 The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' Actor N/A
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2002 Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' Actor Himself N/A
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2001 Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport Actor Self 59
Average
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Actor Self 59
Average
1999 The Alien Legacy Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Hollywood Halloween Actor Self 58
Average
1996 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Actor Self 59
Average
1986 A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1979 Giger's Alien Actor Self 59
Average
1968 One of the Missing Actor Unionist officer (uncredited) 59
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Directing
2026 The Dog Stars Directing Director N/A
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2024 Gladiator II Directing Director 65
Fair
2023 Napoleon Directing Director 62
Fair
2023 Behold Directing Director 58
Average
2021 House of Gucci Directing Director 64
Fair
2021 The Last Duel Directing Director 72
Good
2019 The Journey Directing Director 58
Average
2017 All the Money in the World Directing Director 63
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant Directing Director 61
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing Directing Director 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing Directing Director 59
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages Directing Director 58
Average
2015 The Martian Directing Director 76
Good
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Directing Director 58
Average
2013 The Counselor Directing Director 53
Average
2012 Prometheus Directing Director 65
Fair
2010 Robin Hood Directing Director 63
Fair
2008 Body of Lies Directing Director 64
Fair
2007 American Gangster Directing Director 74
Good
2007 Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) Directing Director 59
Average
2006 A Good Year Directing Director 64
Fair
2005 Le court des grands Directing Director 58
Average
2005 All the Invisible Children Directing Director 60
Fair
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Directing Director 68
Fair
2005 Thunder Perfect Mind Directing Director N/A
N/A
2003 Matchstick Men Directing Director 67
Fair
2003 Cinema16: British Short Films Directing Director 58
Average
2002 L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") Directing Director N/A
N/A
2001 Black Hawk Down Directing Director 72
Good
2001 Hannibal Directing Director 66
Fair
2000 Gladiator Directing Director 81
Very good
1997 G.I. Jane Directing Director 63
Fair
1996 White Squall Directing Director 60
Fair
1993 The King of Ads, Part 2 Directing Director 59
Average
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Directing Director 61
Fair
1991 The King of Ads Directing Director 59
Average
1991 Thelma & Louise Directing Director 73
Good
1989 Black Rain Directing Director 63
Fair
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me Directing Director 58
Average
1985 Legend Directing Director 61
Fair
1984 Apple Mac: 1984 Directing Director N/A
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1984 Apple Mac: 1984 Directing Director N/A
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1982 Blade Runner Directing Director 78
Good
1979 Alien Directing Director 80
Very good
1977 The Duellists Directing Director 66
Fair
1967 Robert Directing Director N/A
N/A
1965 Boy and Bicycle Directing Director 58
Average
The Merlin Saga Directing Director N/A
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Bomb Directing Director N/A
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Hyde Directing Director N/A
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The Color of Lightning Directing Director N/A
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Freewalkers Directing Director N/A
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It's What I Do Directing Director N/A
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Wraiths of the Broken Land Directing Director N/A
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You Should Be Dancing Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Ridley Scott/Simon Mann Project Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2017 2036: Nexus Dawn Writing Screenstory 63
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant - She Won't Go Quietly Writing Original Concept 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing Writing Writer 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter Writing Writer 59
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Boy and Bicycle Writing Writer 58
Average
Gladiator III Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2026 The Dog Stars Production Producer N/A
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2025 Trap House Production Executive Producer N/A
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2025 The Chronology of Water Production Producer 58
Average
2025 Alien: Earth Production Executive Producer 76
Good
2025 Echo Valley Production Producer 60
Fair
2025 Dope Thief Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2025 Prime Target Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2024 Gladiator II Production Producer 65
Fair
2024 Alien: Romulus Production Producer 70
Good
2024 A Sacrifice Production Producer 58
Average
2023 Napoleon Production Producer 62
Fair
2023 A Haunting in Venice Production Producer 64
Fair
2023 Great Expectations Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2023 Boston Strangler Production Producer 63
Fair
2023 Still Missing Morgan Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2023 Kaleidoscope Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2022 Choose or Die Production Executive Producer 55
Average
2022 Death on the Nile Production Producer 63
Fair
2021 House of Gucci Production Producer 64
Fair
2021 The Last Duel Production Producer 72
Good
2021 Naked Singularity Production Executive Producer 56
Average
2021 Kipchoge: The Last Milestone Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2021 Life in a Day 2020 Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2020 Jungleland Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2020 Raised by Wolves Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2020 The Donut King Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2020 Switzerlanders Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2019 FX's A Christmas Carol Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2019 Earthquake Bird Production Producer 58
Average
2019 The Last Vermeer Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2019 Our Friend Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2019 The Aftermath Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2019 The Passage Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2018 Zoe Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2018 Strange Angel Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2018 American Woman Production Producer 59
Average
2018 The Terror Production Executive Producer 73
Good
2017 All the Money in the World Production Producer 63
Fair
2017 Murder on the Orient Express Production Producer 66
Fair
2017 Newness Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 Blade Runner 2049 Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Production Producer 60
Fair
2017 2036: Nexus Dawn Production Producer 63
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos Production Producer 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant In Utero Production Producer N/A
N/A
2017 Alien: Covenant Production Producer 61
Fair
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing Production Producer 59
Average
2017 Phoenix Forgotten Production Producer 59
Average
2017 Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Production Producer 58
Average
2017 Taboo Production Executive Producer 78
Good
2016 Mindhorn Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2016 India In a Day Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2016 Morgan Production Producer 58
Average
2016 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2015 Concussion Production Producer 69
Fair
2015 The Martian Production Producer 76
Good
2015 Zero Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2015 Equals Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2015 Child 44 Production Producer 62
Fair
2015 Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2015 The Man in the High Castle Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2014 Get Santa Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Production Producer 58
Average
2014 Before I Go to Sleep Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2014 Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2014 Halo: Nightfall Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2014 Klondike Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2013 Out of the Furnace Production Producer 64
Fair
2013 Killing Kennedy Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2013 The Counselor Production Producer 53
Average
2013 Springsteen & I Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2013 Crimes of the Century Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2013 The East Production Producer 62
Fair
2013 Welcome to the Punch Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2013 Stoker Production Producer 64
Fair
2013 Killing Lincoln Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 The Polar Bears Production Producer 59
Average
2012 Japan in a Day Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2012 The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission Production Producer 58
Average
2012 World Without End Production Producer 69
Fair
2012 Coma Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2012 Loom Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 Britain in a Day Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 Prometheus Production Producer 65
Fair
2012 Ghost Recon: Alpha Production Producer 61
Fair
2012 The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David Production Producer 58
Average
2012 The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 Production Producer 58
Average
2012 The Grey Production Producer 65
Fair
2011 Life in a Day Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2010 Cyrus Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2010 The A-Team Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2010 Robin Hood Production Producer 63
Fair
2010 The Real Robin Hood Production Producer 58
Average
2009 Cracks Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2009 The Good Wife Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2009 Into the Storm Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2009 Tell-Tale Production Producer 57
Average
2008 Body of Lies Production Producer 64
Fair
2008 The Andromeda Strain Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2007 American Gangster Production Producer 74
Good
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Production Producer 68
Fair
2007 The Company Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2006 A Good Year Production Producer 64
Fair
2006 Tristan & Isolde Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2006 Orpheus Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2005 In Her Shoes Production Producer 61
Fair
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Production Producer 68
Fair
2005 Numb3rs Production Producer 69
Fair
2003 Matchstick Men Production Producer 67
Fair
2002 Beat the Devil Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2002 Ticker Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 Hostage Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 The Gathering Storm Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 AFP: American Fighter Pilot Production Producer N/A
N/A
2001 Black Hawk Down Production Producer 72
Good
2001 Hannibal Production Producer 66
Fair
2000 The Last Debate Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2000 Gladiator Production Executive Producer 81
Very good
2000 Where the Money Is Production Producer 58
Average
2000 RKO 281 Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1998 Clay Pigeons Production Producer 59
Average
1997 G.I. Jane Production Producer 63
Fair
1997 The Swords Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1996 White Squall Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1994 The Browning Version Production Producer 59
Average
1994 Monkey Trouble Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Production Producer 61
Fair
1991 Thelma & Louise Production Producer 73
Good
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1971 RHM Mother's Pride Supermarket Raid 87670 Production Producer N/A
N/A
1965 Boy and Bicycle Production Producer 58
Average
The Force Production Producer N/A
N/A
Narco Sub Production Producer N/A
N/A
Mind MGMT Production Producer 58
Average
War Party Production Producer 59
Average
God of the Rodeo Production Producer N/A
N/A
Bomb Production Producer N/A
N/A
Embraced by the Light Production Producer N/A
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Freewalkers Production Producer N/A
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Children of the Jungle Production Producer N/A
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Whoever Fights Monsters Production Producer N/A
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Outside Production Producer N/A
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Inground Production Producer N/A
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The Riders Production Producer N/A
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First Ascent Production Producer N/A
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Vicious Production Producer N/A
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Gladiator III Production Producer N/A
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Wraiths of the Broken Land Production Producer N/A
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Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel Production Producer N/A
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A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii Production Executive Producer N/A
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Blade Runner 2099 Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A

Camera
1977 The Duellists Camera Camera Operator 66
Fair
1965 Boy and Bicycle Camera Director of Photography 58
Average

Crew
2018 Thlípsi Crew Thanks 59
Average
2002 Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds Crew Thanks N/A
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