Stephen Daldry

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Director
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Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things the First Shadow (2025)

In 1989, Stephen Daldry worked as a freelance reader of unsolicited manuscripts for Literary Manager Nicholas Wright in the Scripts Department at the Royal National Theatre. In July of that year, he directed a Dadaist/expressionist production of "Judgement Day," a play by Odon von Horvath, at the Old Red Lion in London.

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 44 wins & 54 nominations total

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Known for

The Reader

7.6

Director

2008

The Hours

7.5

Director

2002

Billy Elliot

7.7

Director

2000

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

6.9

Director

2011

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Producer

The Crown
8.6
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2016–2023
The Walk
8.0
- executive producer
- 2023
I Am Somebody
4.4
- executive producer
- 2023
Unicorns
7.3
- executive producer
- 2023
The Swimmers
7.4
- executive producer
- 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
7.0
TV Mini Series
- consulting producer
- 2022
Streetkids United II: The Girls From Rio
- executive producer
- 2015
What They Left Behind
6.5
- executive producer
- 2014
London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony: Festival of Flame
7.3
TV Special
- producer
- 2012
London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony: Enlightenment
7.8
TV Special
- producer
- 2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
7.4
TV Special
- producer
- 2012
Spirit of the Olympics
Short
- executive producer
- 2012
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
8.3
TV Special
- producer
- 2012
Wednesday
6.3
Short
- executive producer
- 2007
Unlocked
6.3
Short
- executive producer
- 2006

Director

Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Broadway
8.5
- Director
- 2025
The Crown
8.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2016–2023
Together
6.2
- Director
- 2021
Trash
7.1
- Director (directed by)
- 2014
Billy Elliot
8.4
Video
- Director (directed by)
- 2014
Skylight
8.4
Video
- Director
- 2014
The Audience
8.5
Video
- Director
- 2013
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
6.9
- Director
- 2011
The Reader
7.6
- Director
- 2008
Elton John: Electricity
6.2
Music Video
- Director
- 2005
The Hours
7.5
- Director
- 2002
Billy Elliot
7.7
- Director
- 2000
Eight
6.7
Short
- Director
- 1998

Alternative names
- Stephen Daldry CBE
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.86 m)
Born
- May 2, 1960
- Dorset, England, UK
Spouse
- Lucy SextonOctober 18, 2001 - present (1 child)
Other works
Directed "A Number" play by Caryl Churchill (Royal Court Jerwood Theater Downstairs, London, England, UK).
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Trivia
Unofficially adopted aspiring actor Jamie Bell whilst shooting Billy Elliot (2000).

Quotes
"What's so funny is when people say, 'Oh, does that mean you're not gay anymore?' And you go, 'Oh, give me a break. What do you mean?' We wanted to have kids! We thought we'd get married and have kids. We're allowed to do everything. I refuse to be boxed in to the idea that 'Oh, no, I can't have kids 'cause I'm gay.' I can have kids if I'm gay. And I can also get married and have a fantastic life...To all questions [having to do] with my marriage, the answer to everything is yes. Do I have sex with my wife? Yes. Is it a real marriage? Yes. Am I gay? Yes." (quoted in The Advocate after the birth of his daughter Annabel Clare)