
Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films and the Sherlock Holmes films starring Robert Downey Jr. Ritchie left school at the age of 15. He worked in entry-level jobs in the film industry before directing television commercials. In 1995, he directed a short film, The Hard Case, followed by the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998), his feature-length directorial debut. He gained recognition with his second film, Snatch (2000), which was found to be critical and commercially successful. Following Snatch, Ritchie directed Swept Away (2002), a critically panned box-office bomb starring Madonna, to whom Ritchie was married between 2000 and 2008. He went on to direct Revolver (2005) and RocknRolla (2008), which were less successful and received mixed reviews. In 2009 and 2011, he directed the box-office hits Sherlock Holmes and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The former was nominated for Academy Awards in Best Original Score and Best Art Direction. His other directed films include The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), based on the 1960s television series King A…
Acting
- 2014The Men in Blazers ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf2 ep.
- 2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf2 ep.
- 2002Top GearSelf - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2026Young SherlockDirector, Executive Producer11 ep.
- 2025The Diamond HeistExecutive Producer3 ep.
- 2025MobLandDirector, Executive Producer20 ep.
- 2024The GentlemenDirector, Executive Producer, Writer16 ep.
- 2017SnatchCharacters20 ep.
- 2001The HireDirector, Writer1 ep.
- 2000Lock, Stock...Executive Producer7 ep.
- —CapitalDirector, Producer, Writer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2017The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2015The Men in Blazers ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf2 ep.
- 2009Top GearSelf - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car1 ep.
- 2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf2 ep.
- 1998TFI Friday1 ep.
Also known as: Guy Stuart Ritchie