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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Filmography

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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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