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Mike Leigh

English writer and director (born 1943)

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Born: 1943
Works: 35

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Directing · Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s his career moved between work for the theatre and making…

Known for

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain — Self2025
Citizen B — Self2025
Her Name Was Moviola — Self2024
Cannes Uncut — Self2023
Reel Britannia — Self2022
Remembers… — Self2022
Why Are We (Not) Creative? — Self2021
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today — Self – Filmmaker2020
Scenes from A Separation — Self2018
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light — Self2016

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1947-09-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 448
Total plays: 1,428

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
· 2015 · cited 20,595x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 12,959x
The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration
· 2009 · cited 12,380x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1943-02-20 ) 20 February 1943 (age 83) , Welwyn Garden City , Hertfordshire , England
Alma mater: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Camberwell School of Art and Design Central School of Art and Design London Film School
Occupations: Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Years active: 1963–present
Spouse: Alison Steadman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 )

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Key dates

Born: 20 February 1943

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Mike
Family name: Leigh
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Brocket Hall
Spouse: Alison Steadman
Occupation: director
Educated at: London Film School
Languages spoken: English language

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Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre, and television career spanning more than 60 years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry.

Leigh studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London School of Film Technique. His short-lived acting career included the role of a mute in the 1963 Maigret episode "The Flemish Shop". He began working as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before transitioning to making televised plays and films for BBC Television in the 1970s and '80s. Leigh is known for his lengthy rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors to build characters and narrative for his films. His purpose is to capture reality and present "emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable films".