---
name: "Philip Ridley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-ridley"
fi1m_id: "philip-ridley"
imdb_id: "nm0726000"
tmdb_id: 87213
wikidata_id: "Q349619"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "29 December 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:45:47.995311+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Philip Ridley

## Identity

Philip Ridley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-ridley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-ridley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0726000
- **TMDB ID:** 87213
- **Wikidata ID:** Q349619
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ridley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349619, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726000/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87213

Writer. Born 29 December 1967 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 December 1967, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ridley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349619, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726000/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87213

## Biography

Philip Ridley is an English writer, playwright, filmmaker and multi-disciplinary artist. He was born in the East End of London and studied painting at St Martin's School of Art.

He wrote the screenplay for the film *The Krays* (1990). He has also written and directed the feature films *The Reflecting Skin* (1990), *The Passion of Darkly Noon* (1995) and *Heartless* (2009). His stage plays include *The Pitchfork Disney* (1991) and *The Fastest Clock in the Universe* (1992).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, valancourtbooks.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Poltergeist* (2022), Writer
- *Tarantula* (2021), Writer
- *Star* (2020), Writer
- *Heartless* (2010), Writer, Director
- *Vincent River* (2006), Writer
- *The Passion of Darkly Noon* (1995), Director, Writer
- *The Reflecting Skin* (1990), Director, Screenplay
- *The Krays* (1990), Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *The Universe of Dermot Finn* (1988), Director, Writer
- *Visiting Mr Beak* (1987), Writer, Director
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, Writer, Director

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Carnegie Medal 2002: Carnegie Medal (nominated)
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize 1991: Nestlé Children's Book Prize (won), for *Krindlekrax*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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