All Speakers
Joe Wright
arts

Joe Wright

Director and screenwriter

Joe Wright is one of Britain’s most acclaimed film directors, known for films including Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, Darkest Hour and Cyrano. His work combines bold visual imagination with emotional precision, often exploring memory, performance, childhood and the relationship between private feeling and public history. Across cinema, television and theatre, he has developed a distinctive style that moves between epic scale and intimate human drama. His films have received multiple BAFTA and Academy Award nominations, and he remains one of the defining creative voices in contemporary British cinema.

Stay in the loop

Be the first to hear about new speakers and programme announcements.