Ridley Scott

Career Overview

Ridley Scott has 265 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently Alien with 5 titles. Signature works include Gladiator II, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 265
Birth Date: 1937-11-30
Birth Place: South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

Alien (5 titles)
Gladiator (3 titles)
Hercule Poirot (3 titles)
Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) Collection (3 titles)
Prometheus Collection (2 titles)
Blade Runner (2 titles)
Alien: Romulus Collection (2 titles)
Agatha Christie Poirot Film Series (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Giannina Facio (3 collaborations)
Connie Nielsen (2 collaborations)
Derek Jacobi (2 collaborations)
Richard McCabe (2 collaborations)
Riana Duce (2 collaborations)
Joaquin Phoenix (2 collaborations)
Norman Campbell Rees (2 collaborations)
Orlando Bloom (2 collaborations)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (2 collaborations)
Paul Mescal (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (47 credits)
- Treasure Island
  director
  
  directing
  
  2027
- Battle of Britain
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- You Should Be Dancing
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Dog Stars
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Bomb
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Alien: Paradise
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Freewalkers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Dope Thief
  
  - Jolly Ranchers (2025) ... director directing
  
  2025
- Gladiator II
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Napoleon
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- House of Gucci
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- The Last Duel
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Paradise
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Raised by Wolves
  
  - Pentagram (2020) ... director directing
  
  - Raised by Wolves (2020) ... director directing
  
  2020
- All the Money in the World
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Alien: Covenant
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- The Martian
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Counselor
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Prometheus
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Robin Hood
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Body of Lies
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- American Gangster
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- A Good Year
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- All the Invisible Children
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Le court des grands
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Kingdom of Heaven
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Matchstick Men
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Cinema16: British Short Films
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Black Hawk Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Hannibal
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Gladiator
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- G.I. Jane
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- White Squall
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- The King of Ads, Part 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- The King of Ads
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Thelma & Louise
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Black Rain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Someone to Watch Over Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Legend
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Blade Runner
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Alien
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- The Duellists
  director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- Robert
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- Boy and Bicycle
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
production (148 credits)
- Treasure Island
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- The Riders
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- The Vesuvius Challenge
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Ernest Shackleton Film
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Inground
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Narco Sub
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Here Be Monsters
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- God of the Rodeo
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Children of the Jungle
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- They Like the Dark
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Dog Stars
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Nue
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Nightwatching
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Mind MGMT
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- War Party
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Embraced by the Light
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Gladiator III
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- First Ascent
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Vicious
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Whoever Fights Monsters
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Bomb
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Outside
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Alien: Paradise
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Freewalkers
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Trap House
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Flight 182
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Chronology of Water
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Alien: Earth
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Real Monsters (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Emergence (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Fly (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - In Space, No One... (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Observation (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Echo Valley
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Dope Thief
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Innocent People (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Mussolini (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Love Songs from Mars (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Fear of God (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Philadelphia Lawyer (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Prime Target
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Key (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Prime Finder (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Last Link (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - House of Wisdom (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Kaplar (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Gladiator II
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Alien: Romulus
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- A Sacrifice
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Napoleon
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- A Haunting in Venice
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Boston Strangler
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Kaleidoscope
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - White (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Pink (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Red (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Violet (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  - Orange (2023) ... executive producer production
  
  2023
- Choose or Die
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Death on the Nile
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- House of Gucci
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- The Last Duel
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Naked Singularity
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Life in a Day 2020
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Jungleland
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Raised by Wolves
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Happiness (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Feeding (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Tree (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - King (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Control (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  2020
- The Donut King
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Switzerlanders
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- FX's A Christmas Carol
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Earthquake Bird
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Last Vermeer
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Our Friend
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Aftermath
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Hot Zone
  
  - Hidden (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Quarantine (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Expendable (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Charlie Foxtrot (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Cell H (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2019
- Zoe
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- American Woman
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- The Terror
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Into the Afterlife (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Come and Get Me (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - My Sweet Boy (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - My Perfect World (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Taizo (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2018
- All the Money in the World
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Murder on the Orient Express
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Newness
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Blade Runner 2049
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- 2036: Nexus Dawn
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Alien: Covenant
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Phoenix Forgotten
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- The Good Fight
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Day 492 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Day 485 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Day 478 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Day 471 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Day 464 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  2017
- Taboo
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Episode 8 (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 7 (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 6 (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 5 (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 4 (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  2017
- Mindhorn
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- India In a Day
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Morgan
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Jean-Claude Van Johnson
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The World Needs Its Hero (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Run to Nowhere (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - If You're Lucky (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Little Conversation About Trust (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - What Year Do You Think This Is? (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  2016
- Concussion
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Martian
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Zero
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Equals
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Killing Jesus
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Child 44
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Man in the High Castle
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Fire from the Gods (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - For Want of a Nail (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Hitler Has Only Got One Ball (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - No Masters But Ourselves (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - All Serious Daring (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2015
- Get Santa
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Before I Go to Sleep
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Halo: Nightfall
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Out of the Furnace
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Killing Kennedy
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Counselor
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Springsteen & I
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The East
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Welcome to the Punch
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Stoker
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Killing Lincoln
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Polar Bears
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Japan in a Day
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Loom
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Britain in a Day
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Prometheus
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Ghost Recon: Alpha
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Grey
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Life in a Day
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Welcome to the Rileys
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The Pillars of the Earth
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Work of Angels (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - New Beginnings (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - Witchcraft (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - Legacy (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - Battlefield (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  2010
- Cyrus
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The A-Team
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Robin Hood
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The Real Robin Hood
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Cracks
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- The Good Wife
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - End (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Verdict (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Party (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Landing (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Unmanned (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  2009
- Into the Storm
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Tell-Tale
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Body of Lies
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- American Gangster
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The Company
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Night Three (2007) ... executive producer production
  
  - Night Two (2007) ... executive producer production
  
  - Night One (2007) ... executive producer production
  
  2007
- A Good Year
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Tristan & Isolde
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Orpheus
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- In Her Shoes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Kingdom of Heaven
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Numb3rs
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Cause and Effect (2010) ... producer production
  
  - Growin' Up (2010) ... producer production
  
  - And the Winner Is... (2010) ... producer production
  
  - Devil Girl (2010) ... producer production
  
  - Arm in Arms (2010) ... producer production
  
  2005
- Matchstick Men
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Beat the Devil
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Ticker
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Hostage
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- The Gathering Storm
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Black Hawk Down
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Hannibal
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- The Last Debate
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Gladiator
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Where the Money Is
  producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- RKO 281
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Clay Pigeons
  producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- G.I. Jane
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- The Swords
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- White Squall
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- The Browning Version
  producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Monkey Trouble
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Thelma & Louise
  producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- Someone to Watch Over Me
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1987
- Boy and Bicycle
  producer
  
  production
  
  1965
actors (61 credits)
- American Gangster Special
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Thelma & Louise: Born to Live
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Making of Gladiator II
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- L'Âge d'or de la pub
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Making of the Last Duel
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Blade Runner Phenomenon
  Self - Director (1982)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Kreka: Dreamcatcher
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
  Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Trumbull Land
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Robin Hood: The First Celebrity Outlaw
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
  
  - Producers (2018) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Directors (2016) ... Self actor actors
  
  2015
- Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Trespassing Bergman
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Real Robin Hood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Black Rain: Making The Film
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- 50 Films to See Before You Die
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Path to Redemption
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Strength and Honor: Production Pods
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Murder by Numbers
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Beast Within: Making Alien
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Alien Saga
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Alien Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Hollywood Halloween
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Kulturzeit
  
  - Episode 17 (2012) ... self actor actors
  
  1995
- Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Making of 'Alien³'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Giger's Alien
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- One of the Missing
  Unionist officer (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
writing (4 credits)
- Gladiator III
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- 2036: Nexus Dawn
  screenstory
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Alien: Covenant - She Won't Go Quietly
  original concept
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Boy and Bicycle
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1965
crew (2 credits)
- Thlípsi
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2018
- Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2002
camera (2 credits)
- The Duellists
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Boy and Bicycle
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1965
art (1 credits)
- Some Lapse of Time
  production design
  
  art
  
  1965