Ridley Scott
Known for Directing · 63 credits
- Born
- 1937-11-30 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sir Ridley Scott · Ridley Leighton Scott · リドリー スコット · ریدلی اسکات
Biography
Sir Ridley Leighton Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. 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).
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995
as self
The Directors
1999
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
The Hollywood Greats
1977
Prophets of Science Fiction
2011
as Himself - Presenter
Movies (55)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
as Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Black Rain: Making The Film
2006
as Self
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
2000
as Self
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014
as Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
as Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
as Self
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self
Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
2025
as Self
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
as Self
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022
as Self
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Path to Redemption
2006
as Self
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
2023
as Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005
as Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021
as Self
The Making of the Last Duel
2021
as Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
as Self
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
as Self
The Real Robin Hood
2010
as Self
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Director (1982)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
as Self
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
as Self
The Alien Legacy
1999
as Self
Murder by Numbers
2004
as Self
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
as Self
Trumbull Land
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008
as Self
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002
as Himself
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
2009
as Self
The Making of Gladiator II
2024
as Self
One of the Missing
1968
as Unionist officer (uncredited)
Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
2007
as Self
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
2007
as Self
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005
as Self
Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
2017
as himself
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
as Self
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2002
Giger's Alien
1979
as Self
Hollywood Halloween
1997
as Self
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
2010
as Self
American Gangster Special
as Self
About Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Leighton Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. 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 K… With 63 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Ridley Scott has appeared in 55 films and 8 TV shows.
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- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — as Self
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005) — as Self (archive footage)
- Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017) — as Self
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001) — as Self
- 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) — as Self
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