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Matthew Vaughn

Directing · Born 1971-03-07 · London, England, UK

Biography

Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971), known professionally as Matthew Vaughn, is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), and directed Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Argylle (2024). Vaughn also co-created the Kingsman comic book series and resulting franchise, directing, producing and co-writing the films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and The King's Man (2021).

Known for

Filmography

2027ShiverProducer
2024ArgylleDirector
2023TetrisProducer
2021The King's ManDirector
2021Silent NightProducer
2020BloodshotExecutive Producer
2019Lil Rel Howery: Live in CrenshawProducer
2019RocketmanProducer
2017Kingsman: The Golden CircleDirector
2016Eddie the EagleProducer
2015Fantastic FourProducer
2015Kingsman: The Secret Service RevealedSelf
2015Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie MagicSelf - Interviewee
2015Kingsman: The Secret ServiceDirector
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastStory
2013Kick-Ass 2Producer
2012X-Men: First Class 35mm SpecialSelf - Director
2011Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First ClassSelf
2011X-Men: First ClassDirector
2010The DebtScreenplay
2010Kick-AssScreenplay
2009Harry BrownProducer
2007StardustDirector
2004Layer CakeDirector
2003A Short Film About John BoltonProducer
2002Swept AwayProducer
2001Mean MachineProducer
2001Making 'Snatch'Self
2000SnatchProducer
2000Lock, Stock...Executive Producer
1998Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsYuppy in Car
1996The Innocent SleepProducer
—Stuntnuts: The MovieProducer
—Stuntnuts Does School FightProducer
—Stuntnuts Does ShiverProducer
—Taika Waiti Flash Gordon MovieProducer

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