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Joe Wright

1972 - Today

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Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. He directed the period drama adaptations Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Cyrano (2021), the action thriller Hanna (2011), the Peter Pan origin story Pan (2015), and Darkest Hour (2017). He also directed the historical drama television series Mussolini: Son of the Century (2025). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Wright is the 864th most popular film director (up from 1,104th in 2019), the 3,288th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,742nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joe Wright ranks 864 out of 2,041. Before him are Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Tatyana Lioznova, Hamilton Luske, Gleb Panfilov, Shinichirō Watanabe, and Catherine Hardwicke. After him are Alain Cavalier, Barry Jenkins, Steno, Willis H. O'Brien, Raoul Coutard, and Ralph Nelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Joe Wright ranks 134. Before him are Mohammad Rasoulof, Eric Dane, Kevin MacLeod, Selma Blair, Wil Wheaton, and Goran Višnjić. After him are Nek, Steve McManaman, Amrullah Saleh, Christian Ziege, Marlon Wayans, and Roberto Abbondanzieri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Wright ranks 3,289 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Thomas Nuttall (1786), Ronald Fairbairn (1889), William Huskisson (1770), Patsy Kensit (1968), and Terry-Thomas (1911). After him are Ali Carter (1979), John Mayow (1640), Richard Addinsell (1904), Constance Markievicz (1868), Edmund Campion (1540), and Teddy Sheringham (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Joe Wright ranks 71. Before him are Jack Cardiff (1914), Jack Clayton (1921), Stephen Daldry (1960), Mick Jackson (1943), Ronald Neame (1911), and Andrea Arnold (1961). After him are Charles Crichton (1910), Barry Ackroyd (1954), Ol Parker (1969), John Alcott (1930), Martin McDonagh (1970), and Steven Knight (1959).

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