Stephen Daldry
(1960-), Film and theatre directorSitter in 6 portraits
Director and Producer. Daldry began his stage career in youth theatre in Taunton, before attending Sheffield University. In 1990 he was appointed artistic director of the Gate Theatre, London, and at the age of only thirty-two became artistic director at the Royal Court Theatre. He directed the long running, award-winning revival of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls and David Hare's monologue Via Dolorosa. He has directed three films for British production company Working Title: the short film Eight (1998), Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002) and The Reader (2008). Appointed CBE in 2004. Daldry was director of the closing ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Three Royal Court Theatre Directors (Katie Mitchell; Stephen Daldry; Ian Rickson)
by Justin Mortimer
oil on canvas, 2004
NPG 6668
by Jillian Edelstein
archival pigment print, 5 March 2011
NPG P1778
by James F. Hunkin
selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 1994
NPG x45939
by Mary McCartney
chromogenic print, December 2002
NPG x126206
by Fergus Greer
bromide fibre print, September 2005
NPG x128074
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