Stephen Daldry
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Stephen Daldry CBE |
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Daldry in November 2013
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| Born |
Stephen David Daldry 2 May 1960 Dorset, England, UK |
| Education |
University of Sheffield University of Essex |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Sexton (m. 2001) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | See Awards and Nominations |
Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of both film and theatre. He has won two Olivier Awards for his work in the West End and a Tony Award for his work on Broadway. He has directed several feature films that have been nominated for Best Director and/or Best Picture at the Academy Awards. These films are Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002), The Reader (2008) and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).
Daldry was born in Dorset, England, the son of bank manager Patrick Daldry and singer Cherry (née Thompson). The family moved to Taunton, Somerset, where his father died of cancer when Daldry was aged 14.
After this, Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton, and also performed as Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever for local amateur society Taunton Thespians and then aged 18 won a Royal Air Force scholarship to University of Sheffield to study English, where he became chairman of the Sheffield University Theatre Group.
After graduation, he spent a year travelling through Italy, where he became a clown's apprentice. Returning to Sheffield, he became an apprentice at the Crucible Theatre from 1985–1988. He then trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School, London.
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