Stephen Daldry
Biography
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, two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and one Primetime Emmy Award win for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Daldry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Stephen Daldry
Billy Elliot
The Reader
The Crown
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Hours
Trash
The Swimmers
The Oscars
Omnibus
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (36 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Friend of Dorothy | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Self - Director | Movie | 2025 |
 | Unicorns | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Walk | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | A Cooler Climate | Thanks | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Swimmers | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Freedom: 50 Years of Pride | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Consulting Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Together | Director | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Crown | Director | TV Series | 2016 |
| The Crown | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2016 |
 | One Night In 2012 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Darcey's Ballet Heroes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Trash | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Billy Elliot: The Musical Live | Stage Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | National Theatre Live: Skylight | Stage Director | Movie | 2014 |
| National Theatre Live: Skylight | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Audience | Stage Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Reader | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
| Unlocked | Executive Producer | Movie | 2006 | |
 | The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Guy X | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Mickybo and Me | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Cinema16: British Short Films | Self - Commentary, Eight (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
| Cinema16: British Short Films | Director | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Hours | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Billy Elliot | Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | Eight | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
| Angels in the Asylum | Executive Producer | Movie | — | |
| Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Director | Movie | — |