Steven Knight

Steven Knight is an English screenwriter, director and producer, born on 5 August 1959 in Birmingham. He is best known as the creator of Peaky Blinders, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter (Dirty Pretty Things), and co-creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Steven Knight is an English screenwriter, director and producer, widely regarded as one of Britain's most influential contemporary storytellers. Born on 5 August 1959 in Birmingham, he is best known as the creator of the hit crime series Peaky Blinders and as an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for films such as Dirty Pretty Things. He also co-created the global quiz-show format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. This page covers the Steven Knight biography, his age, career, notable works and background.

Steven Knight was born in Birmingham, the youngest of seven children, five of them boys. His father worked as a blacksmith, and his working-class Birmingham roots have deeply shaped much of his writing, including Peaky Blinders. He is married to Margot Kenrick and has seven children. He remains a lifelong supporter of Birmingham City FC.

He attended The Streetly School in Sutton Coldfield and studied English at University College London. His career began writing radio commercials in Birmingham, followed by work for Capital Radio in London, and he went on to write television comedy and novels before establishing himself as a screenwriter.

The Steven Knight career reached prominence with his screenplay for Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He went on to write acclaimed films including Eastern Promises (2007) and Locke (2013), the latter of which he also directed, winning a British Independent Film Award for its screenplay.

His most celebrated work is Peaky Blinders (2013–2022), the internationally successful crime drama set in his native Birmingham, which turned him into one of television's most sought-after creators. He also created or co-created Taboo (2017, with Tom Hardy), SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022) and more recent series such as This Town and A Thousand Blows.

Earlier in his career, Steven Knight co-created the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998), one of the most successful television formats worldwide. He also wrote films such as Spencer (2021) and was later announced as the writer of the 26th official James Bond film.

Details about the Steven Knight family are frequently searched. He is married to Margot Kenrick and has seven children. He is a lifelong fan of Birmingham City FC and has strong ties to his home city, where he founded Digbeth Loc. Studios and co-directed the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2020.

The Steven Knight net worth is reported by third-party outlets in the range of tens of millions of US dollars, drawn from a prolific career in screenwriting, directing, producing and the enormous global success of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? format — figures that are public estimates rather than confirmed numbers. His creation of multiple hit series and films has made him one of Britain's most commercially successful writers.