Gareth Edwards Biography
Gareth James Edwards is a Welsh filmmaker. He first gained widespread recognition for Monsters 2010, an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. Currently he has been involved on the making of original film with the science fiction thriller The Creator 2023.
How old is Gareth Edwards? – Age
Gareth is 48 years old as of July 13, 2023. The director was born on July 30, 1975, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
Gareth Edwards Height
The filmmaker stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Gareth Edwards Childhood
He is Welsh parentage. Since childhood he has wanted to direct his own films. Edwards attended Higham Lane School, followed by college at North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art, completing a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Visual Studies. Edwards studies film and video at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College in Famham, graduating in 1996. In 2012, Gareth received an honorary Master of Arts from UCA.
Gareth Edwards Career
Edwards got his start in visual effects, creating digital effects for show including Nova, Perfect Disaster and Heroes and Villains, for which he created 250 visual effects. In 2008 he entered the Sci-Fi-London 48 hour film challenge, for which a movie had to be created start-to-finish in two days and within certain criteria. The director won the contest with his short film Factory Farmed and went on to write and direct Monsters, his first feature.
The success of Monsters brought sufficient awareness in Hollywood to land first major projects. In January 2011, Edwards acquired his first major Hollywood feature, as director of the 2014 Godzilla reboot from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. Gareth directed Rogue One, the first Star Wars stand-alone film, written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, based on a story by John Knoll and Gray Whitta, starring Felicity Jones, and released on 16 December 2016.
In May 2016, the Writer exited Godzilla: King of the Monsters in an amicable split with the studio to work on smaller scale projects. In February 2020, it was reported that Edwards was set to direct and write a film with the working titled True Love for New Regency, with Rogue One co-producer Kiri Hart serving as producer for the project. The movie has since been renamed and released in 2023 as The Creator. It notably marked his second collaboration with Rogue One cinematographer Greig Fraser and his first collaboration with composer Hans Zimmer. It was released on 29 September 2023.
Gareth Edwards Net Worth
He has a net worth of $9 Million.
Gareth Edwards Films
2010 – Monsters
2014 – Godzilla
2016 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2023 – The Creator
Gareth Edwards TV
2005 – End Day