Born in London in 1969, Steve McQueen first achieved fame as a visual artist, and won the Turner Prize in 1999. His feature debut Hunger (2008), on the 1981 hunger strike of the IRA prisoner Bobby Sands, won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes, and he made Shame (2011) with Michael Fassbender. 12 Years a Slave (2013) won the Oscar for best picture, making him the first Black director of a best picture winner. He later made Widows and the television anthology Small Axe, and the documentary Occupied City.
Filmography
- Hunger (2008)
- Shame (2011) (2011)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Widows (2018)
- Occupied City (2023)
- Blitz (2024)