Steve McQueen (director)

Sir Steve Rodney McQueen (born 9 October 1969) is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matter, he has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film. In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world".