Matthew Vaughn

Biography

Sir Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond, also known as Sir 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 from Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and The King's Man (2021).

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Awards & recognition

• ★Knight Bachelor · 2025
• ★Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2008
• ☆European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2010 · nominated