Biography
Matthew Vaughn is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career as a producer on Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). He made his directorial debut with Layer Cake (2004).
Vaughn is known for directing Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The King's Man (2021) and Argylle (2024). He co-created the Kingsman comic series and the resulting film franchise. He was educated at Stowe School.
Vaughn is married to model Claudia Schiffer.
