Stephen Daldry is a multi-award-winning Theatre, Film and Television Director & Producer.

During his 40-year career he has directed theatre productions for London's West End & New York's Broadway, including Billy Elliot, The Inheritance and An Inspector Calls, winning multiple Olivier & Tony awards.  In December 2023 Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre to critical acclaim and won the 2024 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment Play.

Stephen has directed 6 major feature films which have all been nominated for major industry awards including OSCAR nominations for Best Picture & Best Director. His 2021 film Together, about the Covid-19 Pandemic, won the TV BAFTA for Best Single Drama.

Netflix’s global success, The Crown, which he served as Executive Producer, released the 6th & final season in December 2023, with Stephen back directing the last ever episode.

Stephen served as Producer on the opening & closing ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics and was Artistic Director on Vogue World London in September 2023.

Stephen is the Chairman of refugee arts charity Good Chance and was the director of their award-winning sold-out production The Jungle and their most recent sold-out political drama Kyoto which premiered at the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon in June 2024.

He serves on the board of The Perlman Performing Arts Center in New York.