Matthew Vaughn
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Matthew Vaughn

Born 7 March 1971 · London, England, UK
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Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971), known professionally as Matthew Vaughn, is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), and directed Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Argylle (2024). Vaughn also co-created the Kingsman comic book series and resulting franchise, directing, producing and co-writing the films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and The King's Man (2021).

Known for

Kingsman: The Secret Service
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: First Class
Kick-Ass
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Kick-Ass 2
Fantastic Four
The King's Man
Rocketman
Stardust
Argylle
Tetris
The King's Man
Silent Night
Rocketman
Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Eddie the Eagle
Fantastic Four
Kingsman: The Secret Service
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Kick-Ass 2
X-Men: First Class
Kick-Ass
The Debt
Harry Brown
Stardust
Layer Cake
A Short Film About John Bolton
Swept Away
Mean Machine
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Innocent Sleep
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