Rupert Wyatt

Rupert Wyatt
Born	(1972-10-26) 26 October 1972 Guildford, Surrey, England
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Erica Beeney
Children	3
Website	Lightfuse & Gettaway

Rupert Wyatt (born 26 October 1972) is an English screenwriter, director and producer. He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film The Escapist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His second film was the 2011 blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes. His third film was the 2019 sci-fi film Captive State. He also directed the first two episodes of the television adaptation of The Mosquito Coast in 2021, as well as serving as an executive producer on the series.

Early life

Wyatt was born and raised near Winchester in Hampshire. He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and Winchester College, Winchester.

Career

Producing

Wyatt is the founder of the film collective Picture Farm, which has produced numerous shorts, documentaries and features, including the Sundance Award-winning documentary Dark Days.

Directing

He also co-wrote and directed the British prison escape thriller The Escapist (2008), starring Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Dominic Cooper, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Steven Mackintosh and Liam Cunningham. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, was nominated for eight international film awards, and was the winner of two. In March 2010, he was selected to direct Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise, which was based on a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The film was released on 5 August 2011 to mostly positive reviews and grossed more than $481 million worldwide.

Wyatt was to be the director of 20th Century Fox's X-Men spin-off film Gambit, to be released on 7 October 2016, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

He directed the 2019 sci-fi film Captive State, which he co-wrote with Erica Beeney.

Personal life

Wyatt currently lives between Los Angeles and Hudson, New York with his wife, filmmaker Erica Beeney, and their three children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2003	Subterrain	Yes	Yes	No
2008	The Escapist	Yes	Yes	No	Nominated – British Independent Film – Douglas Hickox Award Nominated – Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – London Critics Circle Film Award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Yes	No	No	Nominated – Empire Award for Best Director Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Director
2014	The Gambler	Yes	No	No	Also music supervisor
2019	Captive State	Yes	Yes	Yes
2022	Desert Warrior	Yes	Yes	No	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2014	Turn: Washington's Spies	Yes	No	Episode "Pilot"
2016	The Exorcist	Yes	Yes	Episode "Pilot"
2021	The Mosquito Coast	Yes	Yes	Episode "Pilot"

External links

• Rupert Wyatt at the Internet Movie Database