Gareth Edwards
June 1, 1975 (49 years old) in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Gareth James Edwards (born 13 July 1975) is an English filmmaker. He gained recognition for Monsters (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. He subsequently directed Godzilla (2014), a reboot of Toho's Godzilla franchise and the first film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), the first installment of the Star Wars anthology series and an immediate prequel to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). He returned to making original films with the science fiction thriller The Creator (2023).
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · True Love: Making The Creator as Self
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2017 · The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars as Himself
- 2017 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Resistance Trench Soldier
- 2017 · The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
- 2014 · Godzilla: Force of Nature as Himself
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self