Ridley Scott
Directing

Ridley Scott

November 30, 1937 (88 years old) 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 Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer. 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).

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Known For

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 • TV

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995 • TV

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000 • Movie

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

2019 • Movie

The Alien Legacy

The Alien Legacy

1999 • Movie

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

2002 • Movie

Movie Credits (227)

Acting

2000

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

as Self

2019

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

1999

The Alien Legacy

as Self

2002

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

as Self

1968

One of the Missing

as Unionist officer (uncredited)

2010

The Real Robin Hood

as Self

2018

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

2000

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport

as Self

2025

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live

as Self

2017

Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous

as himself

2002

The Alien Saga

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Hollywood Halloween

as Self

2007

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

as Self

2012

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

as Self

2006

Black Rain: Making The Film

as Self

2006

50 Films to See Before You Die

as Self

2015

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

as Self

2014

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

as Self

Crew

1982

Blade Runner

Director

2000

Gladiator

Director

1979

Alien

Director

1992

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Producer

2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Director

2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Producer

1992

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Director

1991

Thelma & Louise

Director

1991

Thelma & Louise

Producer

2001

Black Hawk Down

Director

TV Credits (40)

Acting

2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2 episodes

1995

Kulturzeit

as self

1 episodes

2023

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2018

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

as Self

5 episodes

1999

The Directors

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Directors on Directors

as Self

1 episodes

1977

The Hollywood Greats

1 episodes

2011

Prophets of Science Fiction

as Himself - Presenter

8 episodes

Crew

1966

Adam Adamant Lives!

Director

2005

Numb3rs

Producer

1962

Z-Cars

Director

2009

The Good Wife

Executive Producer

2010

The Pillars of the Earth

Executive Producer

2008

The Andromeda Strain

Executive Producer

2002

AFP: American Fighter Pilot

Producer

2012

Coma

Executive Producer

2015

The Man in the High Castle

Executive Producer

2017

The Good Fight

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 30, 1937 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Popularity
2.7

Career Stats

227
Movies
40
TV Shows