Joe Wright

Wright in 2015 Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English filmmaker. He began his career directing music videos and television series, before making his feature directorial debut with ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), based on the Jane Austen novel. His subsequent works include the period drama adaptations ''Atonement'' (2007), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), and ''Cyrano'' (2021), the action thriller ''Hanna'' (2011), the Peter Pan origin story ''Pan'' (2015), and the Winston Churchill biopic ''Darkest Hour'' (2017). He also directed the historical drama television series ''Mussolini: Son of the Century'' (2025).

Wright has been nominated for six BAFTA Film Awards and won Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for ''Pride & Prejudice''. He also won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series for the BBC Television serial ''Charles II: The Power and the Passion'' (2003), and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director for ''Atonement''. Provided by Wikipedia
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