STEPHEN DALDRY
Stephen David Daldry was born in 1960 in the UK. Director and producer he became a filmmaker after a long experience on theater. He won an RAF scholarship to Sheffield University then after graduation spent a year traveling in Italy where he became a clown's apprentice. Back in England he worked at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre establishing himself as one of the most innovative directors before becoming artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre in London in the early 90's where he was acclaimed as the rising star of London Theater, thanks to his direction of An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley. In 2000 Daldry directed his first feature film BILLY ELLIOT, produced by Working Title, which will receive three Oscar nominations (best director, best original screenplay, best actress). In the following years he directed THE HOURS (2002), THE READER (2008), EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (2011) and 4 episodes of the acclaimed TV series THE CROWN (2016-2017).