Steven Knight Filmography and Major Movies
Steven Knight is a British screenwriter, director, and producer known for writing films such as Locke and Serenity. His directorial debut Locke (2013) grossed over $13 million worldwide and was praised for its single-location, dialogue-driven structure. Serenity (2019) starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jason Clarke, and was produced by StudioCanal and Blueprint Pictures. Knight also wrote the screenplay for The Dig, a 2021 Netflix film about the Sutton Hoo excavation, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. The Dig was one of the top-watched English-language films on Netflix in its debut week, according to internal Netflix engagement metrics shared with Forbes. Knight frequently collaborates with production companies such as Film4, BBC Films, and Blueprint Pictures, which handle financing, distribution, and international sales for his projects.
Knight's early screenwriting work includes the 2007 film Amazing Grace, which dramatized the parliamentary campaign to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire. The film starred Benedict Cumberbatch as William Wilberforce and was produced by BBC Films and Ingenious Media. In 2013, Knight wrote and directed Locke, a real-time drama set entirely inside a car, starring Tom Hardy. The film was shot in 16 days and used a single vehicle interior set, with exterior shots filmed on real motorways in the UK. Locke received a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for multiple British Independent Film Awards. Knight's filmography shows a focus on dialogue-heavy, character-driven narratives, often shot with minimal locations and small casts.
Steven Knight Television Series and Streaming Projects
Steven Knight created the BBC drama series Peaky Blinders, which ran for six seasons from 2013 to 2022. The series starred Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby and was produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions. Peaky Blinders became one of the most-watched BBC dramas on BBC iPlayer, with the final season drawing millions of viewers in the UK and internationally. The show was also distributed globally by Netflix, where it consistently ranked in the top 10 most-watched English-language series in multiple countries. Knight wrote all 36 episodes across the series, which was filmed primarily in Birmingham, UK, and at various studio locations in the West Midlands.
Before Peaky Blinders, Knight created the ITV drama series Whitechapel, which ran for