Luke Scott (director)
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| Born | May 1, 1968 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992-present |
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Luke Scott (born 1 May 1968) is an English film, commercial and television director, screenwriter, and second unit director, best known for working as second unit director on Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Martian, both directed by his father Ridley Scott. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with Morgan.
In 2012, Scott directed a science fiction short film Loom, starring Giovanni Ribisi and Jellybean Howie. His father Ridley Scott executive produced the film.
In 2014, Scott worked on his father's directed biblical epic film Exodus: Gods and Kings as a second unit director, which starred Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton. The film was released on 12 December 2014 by 20th Century Fox, grossing $268 million with a budget of $140 million.
Scott made his feature film directorial debut on the science fiction thriller Morgan, for which he also rewrote the script, by Seth W. Owen. His father Ridley produced the film.Morgan starred Kate Mara, and was released by 20th Century Fox in September 2016.
Luke worked as 2nd Unit Director on The Martian (2015), also starring Mara and directed by his father Ridley.
Scott is the son of director-producer Ridley Scott and Felicity Heywood, and brother of Jake Scott and half-brother of Jordan Scott, both filmmakers.
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