Biography
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epics, with an atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, eight BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. He has also been honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018 and the Academy Honorary Award in 2026. Scott 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 commercial director. 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 Romein 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 the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down, while also receiving a nomination for Best Picture for The Martian. In 1995, both Scott and his brother Tony received a British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Three of his films—Alien, Blade Runner, and Thelma & Louise—have been 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 10th 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 for 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). Along with Hugh Hudson, Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, and his brother Tony, Scott was part of the "Adland Five" of British directors operating in the late 1970s and early 1980s who first established themselves in the advertising world before going on to Hollywood success. Christopher Nolan and Christopher Frayling have cited the group's influence.
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Filmography
- The RidersFilm · 2027 · Producer
- Treasure IslandFilm · 2027 · Director
- Treasure IslandFilm · 2027 · Producer
The Dog StarsFilm · 2026 · Director- The Dog StarsFilm · 2026 · Producer
Dope ThiefTV · 2025 · Director · 1 episode
Echo ValleyFilm · 2025 · Producer
Thelma & Louise: Born to LiveFilm · 2025 · as Self
A SacrificeFilm · 2024 · Producer
Alien: RomulusFilm · 2024 · Producer
Gladiator IIFilm · 2024 · Director- Gladiator IIFilm · 2024 · Producer
The Making of Gladiator IIFilm · 2024 · as Self
A Haunting in VeniceFilm · 2023 · Producer
Boston StranglerFilm · 2023 · Producer
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaTV · 2023 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
Harrison Ford: Hollywood HeroFilm · 2023 · as Self
L'Âge d'or de la pubFilm · 2023 · as Self (archive footage)
NapoleonFilm · 2023 · Director- NapoleonFilm · 2023 · Producer
Death on the NileFilm · 2022 · Producer
Film: The Living Record of Our MemoryFilm · 2022 · as Self
Directors on DirectorsTV · 2021 · as Self · 1 episode
House of GucciFilm · 2021 · Director- House of GucciFilm · 2021 · Producer
Kreka: DreamcatcherFilm · 2021 · as Self
The Blade Runner PhenomenonFilm · 2021 · as Self - Director (1982)
The Last DuelFilm · 2021 · Director- The Last DuelFilm · 2021 · Producer
The Making of the Last DuelFilm · 2021 · as Self
Raised by WolvesTV · 2020 · Director · 2 episodes
Earthquake BirdFilm · 2019 · Producer
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period EpicFilm · 2019 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
American WomanFilm · 2018 · Producer
James Cameron's Story of Science FictionTV · 2018 · as Self · 5 episodes
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside CinemaFilm · 2018 · Acting
Trumbull LandFilm · 2018 · as Self (archive footage)
2036: Nexus DawnFilm · 2017 · Producer
Alien: CovenantFilm · 2017 · Director- Alien: CovenantFilm · 2017 · Producer
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: PhobosFilm · 2017 · Producer
All the Money in the WorldFilm · 2017 · Director- All the Money in the WorldFilm · 2017 · Producer
Laddie: The Man Behind the MoviesFilm · 2017 · as Self
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseFilm · 2017 · Producer
Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm · 2017 · Producer
Phoenix ForgottenFilm · 2017 · Producer
Robin Hood: The First Celebrity OutlawFilm · 2017 · as Self
MorganFilm · 2016 · Producer
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'Film · 2016 · as Self
Child 44Film · 2015 · Producer
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTV · 2015 · as Self · 2 episodes
ConcussionFilm · 2015 · Producer
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'Film · 2015 · as Self
The MartianFilm · 2015 · Director- The MartianFilm · 2015 · Producer
Exodus: Gods and KingsFilm · 2014 · Director- Exodus: Gods and KingsFilm · 2014 · Producer
- Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'Film · 2014 · as Self
Out of the FurnaceFilm · 2013 · Producer
StokerFilm · 2013 · Producer
The CounselorFilm · 2013 · Director- The CounselorFilm · 2013 · Producer
The EastFilm · 2013 · Producer
Trespassing BergmanFilm · 2013 · as Self
Vangelis and the Journey To IthakaFilm · 2013 · as Self
Ghost Recon: AlphaFilm · 2012 · Producer
PrometheusFilm · 2012 · Director- PrometheusFilm · 2012 · Producer
The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusFilm · 2012 · as Self
The GreyFilm · 2012 · Producer
World Without EndTV · 2012 · Producer · 8 episodes
Prophets of Science FictionTV · 2011 · as Himself - Presenter · 8 episodes
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin HoodFilm · 2010 · as Self
Robin HoodFilm · 2010 · Director- Robin HoodFilm · 2010 · Producer
The Real Robin HoodFilm · 2010 · as Self- The Real Robin HoodFilm · 2010 · Producer
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'Film · 2009 · as Self
Tell-TaleFilm · 2009 · Producer
Body of LiesFilm · 2008 · Director- Body of LiesFilm · 2008 · Producer
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'Film · 2008 · as Self
American GangsterFilm · 2007 · Director- American GangsterFilm · 2007 · Producer
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Film · 2007 · Director
Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerFilm · 2007 · as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick DeckardFilm · 2007 · as Self- Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and StylingFilm · 2007 · as Self
- Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the FilmFilm · 2007 · as Self
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordFilm · 2007 · Producer- The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan CronenwethFilm · 2007 · as Self
50 Films to See Before You DieFilm · 2006 · as Self
A Good YearFilm · 2006 · Director- A Good YearFilm · 2006 · Producer
All the Invisible ChildrenFilm · 2006 · Director
Black Rain: Making The FilmFilm · 2006 · as Self
The Path to RedemptionFilm · 2006 · as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaFilm · 2005 · as Self
In Her ShoesFilm · 2005 · Producer
Kingdom of HeavenFilm · 2005 · Director- Kingdom of HeavenFilm · 2005 · Producer
Le court des grandsFilm · 2005 · Director
Nos Bastidores de HollywoodFilm · 2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'Film · 2005 · as Self
Strength and Honor: Production PodsFilm · 2005 · as Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and UsFilm · 2005 · as Self
Murder by NumbersFilm · 2004 · as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilm · 2004 · as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Film · 2004 · as Self
Cinema16: British Short FilmsFilm · 2003 · Director
Matchstick MenFilm · 2003 · Director- Matchstick MenFilm · 2003 · Producer
The Beast Within: Making AlienFilm · 2003 · as Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last JourneyFilm · 2003 · as Self- AFP: American Fighter PilotTV · 2002 · Producer · 7 episodes
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'Film · 2002 · as Himself
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin ReynoldsFilm · 2002 · as Self
The Alien SagaFilm · 2002 · as Self (archive footage)
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'Film · 2002 · as Self
Black Hawk DownFilm · 2001 · Director- Black Hawk DownFilm · 2001 · Producer
Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalFilm · 2001 · as Self- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulFilm · 2001 · as Self
HannibalFilm · 2001 · Director- HannibalFilm · 2001 · Producer
- GladiatorFilm · 2000 · Director
Gladiator Games: The Roman BloodsportFilm · 2000 · as Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'Film · 2000 · as Self
Where the Money IsFilm · 2000 · Producer
The Alien LegacyFilm · 1999 · as Self
The DirectorsTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
Clay PigeonsFilm · 1998 · Producer
G.I. JaneFilm · 1997 · Director- G.I. JaneFilm · 1997 · Producer
Hollywood HalloweenFilm · 1997 · as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneyFilm · 1996 · as Self
White SquallFilm · 1996 · Director
The Browning VersionFilm · 1994 · Producer
The King of Ads, Part 2Film · 1993 · Director
1492: Conquest of ParadiseFilm · 1992 · Director- 1492: Conquest of ParadiseFilm · 1992 · Producer
- Eye of the Storm: Ridley ScottFilm · 1992 · Acting
The Making of 'Alien³'Film · 1992 · as Self
The King of AdsFilm · 1991 · Director
Thelma & LouiseFilm · 1991 · Director- Thelma & LouiseFilm · 1991 · Producer
Black RainFilm · 1989 · Director
Someone to Watch Over MeFilm · 1987 · Director
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British CinemaFilm · 1986 · as Self
LegendFilm · 1985 · Director
Blade RunnerFilm · 1982 · Director- AlienFilm · 1979 · Director
Giger's AlienFilm · 1979 · as Self
The DuellistsFilm · 1977 · Director
The Hollywood GreatsTV · 1977 · Acting · 1 episode- Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 2 episodes
One of the MissingFilm · 1968 · as Unionist officer (uncredited)
Half Hour StoryTV · 1967 · Director · 1 episode
RobertFilm · 1967 · Director
Adam Adamant Lives!TV · 1966 · Director · 3 episodes
The InformerTV · 1966 · Director · 2 episodes
Boy and BicycleFilm · 1965 · Director of Photography- Boy and BicycleFilm · 1965 · Director
- Boy and BicycleFilm · 1965 · Producer
- Boy and BicycleFilm · 1965 · Writer
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV · 1965 · Director · 1 episode
Z-CarsTV · 1962 · Director · 1 episode- American Gangster SpecialFilm · as Self
- Battle of BritainFilm · Director
- Children of the JungleFilm · Producer
- Embraced by the LightFilm · Producer
- First AscentFilm · Producer
- Gladiator IIIFilm · Producer
- Gladiator IIIFilm · Writer
- God of the RodeoFilm · Producer
- Here Be MonstersFilm · Producer
- IngroundFilm · Producer
- Mind MGMTFilm · Producer
- Narco SubFilm · Producer
- NightwatchingFilm · Producer
- NueFilm · Producer
- OutsideFilm · Producer
- They Like the DarkFilm · Producer
- Untitled Alien: Romulus SequelFilm · Producer
- Untitled Ernest Shackleton FilmFilm · Producer
ViciousFilm · Producer- War PartyFilm · Producer
- Whoever Fights MonstersFilm · Producer
- You Should Be DancingFilm · Director
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