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Dorset, England
Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway and an Olivier Award for his work in the West End. He has received three Academy Awards nominations for Best Director, for the films Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002), and The Reader (2008). From 2016 to 2020, he produced and…
Known for
- Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow — Self - Director2025
- One Night In 20122016
- Darcey's Ballet Heroes2015
- Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter — Self2012
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired — Self (archive footage)2008
- The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries — Self2005
- Cinema16: British Short Films — Self - Commentary, Eight (voice)2003
- Omnibus1967
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Key facts
- Born
- Stephen David Daldry , ( 1960-05-02 ) 2 May 1960 (age 66) , Dorset , England
- Alma mater
- University of Sheffield , East 15 Acting School , University of Essex
- Occupations
- Director, producer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Spouse
- Lucy Sexton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dorset
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- University of Sheffield
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Image
- Stephen Daldry (Berlin Film Festival 2009).jpg
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- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- Commons category
- Stephen Daldry
- date of birth
- 1961-05-02
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Stephen Daldry
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway and an Olivier Award for his work in the West End. He has received three Academy Awards nominations for Best Director, for the films Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002), and The Reader (2008).
From 2016 to 2020, he produced and directed the Netflix television series The Crown, for which he received one Producers Guild Award nomination, one Producers Guild Award win, six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and two Primetime Emmy Awards win for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. Thus Daldry has been recognised for his direction by nominations for theatre, television, and film.
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