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Edgar Howard WrightΒ (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satiricalΒ genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music,Β SteadicamΒ tracking shots,Β dolly zoomsΒ and a signature editing style that includes transitions,Β whip pansΒ and wipes.Β He first made independent short films before making his first feature film, A Fistful of Fingers, in 1995. Wright created and directed the comedy seriesΒ AsylumΒ in 1996, written withΒ David Walliams. After directing several other television shows, Wright directed the sitcomΒ SpacedΒ (1999β2001), which aired for two series and starred frequent collaboratorsΒ Simon Pegg andΒ Nick Frost.
In 2004, Wright directed the zombie comedyΒ Shaun of the Dead,Β starring Pegg and Frost, the first film in Wright'sΒ Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. The film was co-written with Peggβas were the next two entries in the trilogy, theΒ buddy copΒ filmΒ Hot FuzzΒ (2007) and the science fiction comedyΒ The World's EndΒ (2013). In 2010, Wright co-wrote and directed the action comedy filmΒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, an adaptation ofΒ the graphic novel series. Along withΒ Joe CornishΒ andΒ Steven Moffat, he adaptedΒ The Adventures of TintinΒ (2011) forΒ Steven Spielberg. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ filmΒ Ant-ManΒ in 2015, which Wright intended to direct but abandoned, citing creative differences. He has also written and directed the action filmΒ Baby DriverΒ (2017), the documentaryΒ The Sparks Brothers,Β and the psychological horror filmΒ Last Night in SohoΒ (both 2021).