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• Joe Wright is a British TV and film director.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: 1972
  2. Birthplace: London, England
  3. Is Dyslexic
  4. Was engaged to Rosamund Pike

• Career

  After directing several miniseries for television in the early 2000s, Wright directed the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The film, starring Keira Knightley, was nominated for four Academy Awards. Wright won a BAFTA Award for "Most Promising Newcomer."

  His success continued with his next film, Atonement, which was nominated for seven Oscars in 2008. It won "Best Motion Picture - Drama" at the Golden Globes that same year.

  The Soloist, Wright's third feature, is scheduled for release in November 2008. It stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in the lead roles.

• Notable Works

  • 2005 - Pride and Prejudice
  • 2007 - Atonement

• Quotes

  • "I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad. Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit."IMDb: Joe Wright Biography

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  Pride & Prejudice (Film) | Atonement (Film) | The Soloist | The Power & the Passion | Rosamund Pike | Keira Knightley | Dario Marianelli | Timothy Spall | Ian McEwan | James McAvoy | Jamie Foxx | Robert Downey Jr. | Brenda Blethyn | Matthew Macfadyen | Judi Dench | Rufus Sewell | David Lean

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