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Steve McQueen: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Steven Rodney McQueen
Born October 9, 1969 (age 57) • London • England
Awards And Honors Cannes film festival
Notable Works “12 Years a Slave” • “Blitz” • “Hunger” • “Shame” • “Small Axe”

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Steve McQueen, wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiles while holding the Camera D'Or award in its open case at the Cannes Film Festival.
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps holds a lantern close to Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in a nighttime scene from the film 12 Years a Slave.
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Jafar Panahi
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Director Jim Jarmusch wearing a black suit at the gala premiere of Only Lovers Left Alive at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
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John Boorman
John Boorman
British film director
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
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Alan Parker smiles and holds a Golden Globe award while wearing a tuxedo and red ribbon at the 1996 Golden Globe Awards. Golden Globe Awards signage is visible behind him.
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Joel Coen
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Ethan Coen
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh
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Emerald Fennell
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Edmund Goulding
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Alex Garland
Alex Garland
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Christopher Nolan wearing a black suit and tie, smiling slightly while attending the Oppenheimer United Kingdom premiere in London.
Christopher Nolan
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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
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Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.
Kenneth Branagh
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Tom Stoppard wearing a dark suit, blue checkered shirt, and green tie, looking at the camera against a dark background.
Tom Stoppard
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David Hare wearing a dark jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile, against a blurred background.
David Hare
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Mike Leigh smiles while wearing a dark suit and bow tie at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Mike Leigh
British writer and director
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
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Tony Richardson stands indoors, leaning with one arm on a surface, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, looking directly at the camera in this 1977 black-and-white portrait.
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