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Actor · 2026
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Biography
💥Ridley Francis Scott. Born in 1937 in South Shields, United Kingdom. Grew up in a family with an older and a younger brother. His father worked as an officer in the Royal Engineers, and his mother was a housewife. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London. He works as a director and producer. Since 2015 he has been married to actress Giannina Facio; the couple has 3 children: sons Jake and Luke, and daughter Jordan
🏆Main awards🏆: BAFTA (1995) [for contribution to cinema], Oscar nomination (1992) [Thelma & Louise], Oscar nomination (2001) [Gladiator], Oscar nomination (2002) [Black Hawk Down], Oscar nomination (2016) [The Martian]
🎬Main projects🎬: "Alien" (1979), "Blade Runner" (1982), "Gladiator" (2000), "Black Hawk Down" (2001), "Robin Hood" (2010), "The Martian" (2015), "Napoleon" (2023)
⭐Interesting fact⭐: In 2003 Ridley was knighted for services to the British film industry
Filmography
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Interesting facts
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After finishing school, he studied design at West Hartlepool College of Art, and then at the Royal College of Art in London.
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In 1995, Ridley Scott and his brother Tony founded the production company Scott Free Productions.
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Brother of director Tony Scott.
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After finishing school he studied design at West Harpool College of Art, and then at the Royal College of Art in London (1960–1962).
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Ridley directed over 2000 commercials.
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Directed more than 2000 commercials.
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In college he made his first film — the short The Guy and the Bicycle, in which the main roles were played by his father and younger brother. After graduating from college he took a job at the BBC, where he first worked as a designer on television series.
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In college he made his first film — a short called "Boy and Bicycle," in which the lead roles were played by his father and younger brother. After graduating from college, he took a job at the BBC, where he first worked as a designer on television series.
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Ridley Scott's father was an army officer. His older brother Frank joined the British Merchant Navy when Ridley was still small, and they rarely saw each other. The Scott family moved often, living in Cumbria, Wales, and Germany. In 1944 Ridley gained a younger brother, Tony, and after the war the family returned to the northeast of England.
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His children Jake, Luke Scott, and Jordan also became directors.
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Ridley Scott is the brother of the famous director Tony Scott.
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Ridley Scott's father was an army officer, and his mother, Elizabeth Scott, was an actress. His older brother Frank joined the British Merchant Navy when Ridley was still small, and they rarely saw each other. The Scott family moved often, living in Cumbria, Wales, and Germany. In 1944 Ridley gained a younger brother, Tony, and after the war the family returned to the northeast of England.
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His children: Jake, Luke Scott, and Jordan - became directors.
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In 1984 the director made a commercial for the Macintosh computer, whose plot referenced George Orwell's novel "1984."
Family & relationships
Giannina Facio
wife
Felicity Haywood
spouse · Children: 2 · divorced
Felicity Wain-Miller
spouse · Children: 2 · divorced
Sandy Watson
spouse · Children: 1 · divorced
Frequent collaborators
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