Joe Wright

Biography

Born 00/00/1972

An English director adept in adapting literary drama and giving it a breathtaking, cinematic pulse – made all the more surprising because of his battle with dyslexia in his youth – Joe Wright broke out of British television with his critically acclaimed and award nominated take on the Jane...
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Awards

  • In 2007, received Venice Film Festival Award
  • In 2006, received Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer
  • In 2005, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Directed the true story of musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers, "The Soloist," who developed schizophrenia in his second year at Juilliard and ended up homeless on the streets of downtown L.A.
  • In 2007, Re-teamed with Knightley to direct an adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel "Atonement"
  • In 2005, Made feature directing debut with "Pride and Prejudice," an adaptation of the Jane Austen classic; starred Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director
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Family & Companions

  • Rosamund Pike: Companion (Met on the set of his film "Pride and Predjudice" in 2005; engaged in October 2007 after he popped question at Lake Como, Italy; Wright ended their relationship just weeks before their wedding in 2008 )
  • parents: Founded the Little Angel Theatre, a puppet theatre in Islington
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