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'''Sir Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn''' ([[legal name]] '''Matthew Allard Robert de Vere Drummond'''; born 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/vaughn-hits-out-at-fame-obsession-14738690.html?r=RSS|title=Vaughn hits out at fame obsession}}</ref> He has produced films including ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' (1998) and ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' (2000), and directed ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'' (2004), ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'' (2007), ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' (2010), ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011), and ''[[Argylle]]'' (2024). Vaughn also co-created the [[Kingsman (comic book)|''Kingsman'' comic book series]] and [[Kingsman (franchise)|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).
'''Sir Matthew Allard Robert de Vere Drummond''' (born '''Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn'''; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/vaughn-hits-out-at-fame-obsession-14738690.html?r=RSS|title=Vaughn hits out at fame obsession|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=24 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605071645/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/vaughn-hits-out-at-fame-obsession-14738690.html?r=RSS|archive-date=5 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has produced films including ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' (1998) and ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' (2000), and directed ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'' (2004), ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'' (2007), ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' (2010), ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011), and ''[[Argylle]]'' (2024). Vaughn also co-created the [[Kingsman (comic book)|''Kingsman'' comic book series]] and [[Kingsman (franchise)|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).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Vaughn was born in Paddington, London, England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=6wYvGFUBoI7vDCjuf1kjjA&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=30 December 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref><ref name=stnd1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html|title=Vaughn's truth about son Matthew|date=25 April 2002|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Until 2002, he had thought that he was the child of a relationship between his mother, a production manager and producer Kathy Ceaton (died 20 July 2013), daughter of electrical and property tycoon James Ceaton,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hockney |first=Karen |date=2012-04-12 |title=Vaughn's truth about son Matthew |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> and a former wife of a Pakistani millionaire Javaid Saigol,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-27 |title=Ambulance blocked on way to Schiffer's mother-in-law |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/ambulance-blocked-on-way-to-schiffers-mother-in-law-2465816 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Scotsman |language=en}}</ref> and American actor [[Robert Vaughn]].<ref name=ind1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthew-vaughn-the-directors-cut-550697.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthew-vaughn-the-directors-cut-550697.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Matthew Vaughn: The director's cut|date=3 October 2004|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> A paternity investigation in the 1980s revealed that Robert Vaughn was not his father, but Ceaton had never revealed otherwise to Vaughn.<ref name=stnd1/> Upon asking his mother about his true paternity, she revealed that his father was George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond,<ref name=ind1/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/claudia-labor-day-article-1.672293|title=CLAUDIA GETS A 'C' ON HER LABOR DAY|website=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref> an English banker, aristocrat and godson of King [[George VI]]. Early in Vaughn's life, before the paternity investigation, Robert Vaughn had asked for the child's surname to be Vaughn, and it continues as Vaughn's professional name, though he uses de Vere Drummond in his personal life,<ref name=ind1/> having changed it by [[deed of change of name|deed poll]] in May 2002.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=56586|page=6913|date=7 June 2002}}</ref>
Vaughn was born in [[Paddington]] on 7 March 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=6wYvGFUBoI7vDCjuf1kjjA&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=30 December 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref><ref name=stnd1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html|title=Vaughn's truth about son Matthew|date=25 April 2002|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> His mother was Kathy Ceaton (died 20 July 2013), daughter of electrical and property tycoon James Ceaton,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hockney |first=Karen |date=2012-04-12 |title=Vaughn's truth about son Matthew |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> and a former wife of Pakistani millionaire Javaid Saigol.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-27 |title=Ambulance blocked on way to Schiffer's mother-in-law |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/ambulance-blocked-on-way-to-schiffers-mother-in-law-2465816 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Scotsman |language=en}}</ref> Until 2002, Vaughn believed that he was the child of a relationship between his mother, a production manager and producer, and American actor [[Robert Vaughn]].<ref name=ind1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthew-vaughn-the-directors-cut-550697.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthew-vaughn-the-directors-cut-550697.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Matthew Vaughn: The director's cut|date=3 October 2004|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> A paternity investigation in the 1980s revealed that Robert Vaughn was not his father, but Ceaton had never disclosed this to her son.<ref name=stnd1/> Upon asking his mother about his true paternity, she admitted that Vaughn's biological father was George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond,<ref name=ind1/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/claudia-labor-day-article-1.672293|title=CLAUDIA GETS A 'C' ON HER LABOR DAY|website=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref> an English banker, aristocrat and godson of King [[George VI]]. Early in Vaughn's life, Robert Vaughn had asked for the child's surname to be the same as his, and Vaughn continues to be his professional name, though he uses de Vere Drummond in his personal life,<ref name=ind1/> having changed it by [[deed of change of name|deed poll]] in May 2002.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=56586|page=6913|date=7 June 2002}}</ref>
 
Vaughn's early education was at [[Sussex House School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sussex House {{!}} About Sussex House |url=https://www.sussexhouseschool.co.uk/about-sussex-house/#old |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.sussexhouseschool.co.uk}}</ref> in central London followed by [[Stowe School]] in Buckinghamshire. He was the president of the Old Stoics between 2017 and 2022, a society for former students of Stowe School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stowe.co.uk/school/old-stoics/about|title=Old Stoics - About}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Aged 25, Vaughn produced a low-budget thriller, ''[[The Innocent Sleep]]'' (1996), starring [[Annabella Sciorra]] and [[Michael Gambon]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/09/17/matthew_vaughn_layer_cake_interview.shtml "Movies – Interviews: Matthew Vaughn"], bbc.co.uk; retrieved 22 June 2012.</ref> He continued as a producer on close friend [[Guy Ritchie]]'s film ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. The film was a critical, popular and financial success, earning Vaughn and Ritchie £9 million each. Vaughn would later produce Ritchie's ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' and ''[[Swept Away (2002)|Swept Away]]''.
Aged 25, Vaughn produced a low-budget thriller, ''[[The Innocent Sleep]]'' (1996), starring [[Annabella Sciorra]] and [[Michael Gambon]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/09/17/matthew_vaughn_layer_cake_interview.shtml "Movies – Interviews: Matthew Vaughn"], bbc.co.uk; retrieved 22 June 2012.</ref> He continued as a producer on his friend [[Guy Ritchie]]'s film ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. The film was a critical, popular and financial success, earning Vaughn and Ritchie £9 million each.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} Vaughn later produced Ritchie's ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' and ''[[Swept Away (2002)|Swept Away]]''.


Vaughn made his directorial debut in 2004 with ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''. The film was well received and its success led to Vaughn being tapped to direct ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006), but he dropped out only two weeks before filming began. Subsequently, he said the film was "pretty good" given the limited time they had to make it,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/10/23/16/5209-38/index.xml |title=Interview Matthew Vaughn |access-date=1 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101013633/http://www.metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/10/23/16/5209-38/index.xml |archive-date=1 November 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> but he was critical of [[Brett Ratner]]'s direction of the film.<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Hiscock |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3668336/Matthew-Vaughn-The-Brit-whos-making-the-stars-shine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3668336/Matthew-Vaughn-The-Brit-whos-making-the-stars-shine.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Matthew Vaughn: The Brit who's making the stars shine |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=5 October 2007 |access-date=11 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For his next project he co-wrote and directed ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'', followed by a [[Kick-Ass (film)|movie adaptation]] of [[Mark Millar]]'s ''[[Kick-Ass (comic book)|Kick-Ass]]'' in 2010. Vaughn directed and co-wrote the first film in the prequel trilogy of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film universe]] titled ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Fox Signs Vaughn To Direct 'X-Men: First Class'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=4 May 2010|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/fox-seals-deal-for-matthew-vaughn-to-direct-x-men-first-class-38098/|access-date=9 July 2010}}</ref> Vaughn was signed to return to the series as director of the sequel, ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014), but dropped out in favour of [[Bryan Singer]] who had directed the first two films in the original trilogy, ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' and ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]''. Vaughn remained attached to the film by co-writing the script.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/31/matthew-vaughn-x-men-first-class|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Child|title=Matthew Vaughn to direct sequel to X-Men: First Class|date=31 January 2012}}</ref>
Vaughn made his directorial debut in 2004 with ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''. The film was well received and its success led to Vaughn being tapped to direct ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006), but he dropped out only two weeks before filming began. Subsequently, he said the film was "pretty good" given the limited time they had to make it,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/10/23/16/5209-38/index.xml |title=Interview Matthew Vaughn |access-date=1 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101013633/http://www.metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/10/23/16/5209-38/index.xml |archive-date=1 November 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> but he was critical of [[Brett Ratner]]'s direction of the film.<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Hiscock |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3668336/Matthew-Vaughn-The-Brit-whos-making-the-stars-shine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3668336/Matthew-Vaughn-The-Brit-whos-making-the-stars-shine.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Matthew Vaughn: The Brit who's making the stars shine |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=5 October 2007 |access-date=11 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For his next project he co-wrote and directed ''[[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]]'', followed by a [[Kick-Ass (film)|movie adaptation]] of [[Mark Millar]]'s ''[[Kick-Ass (comic book)|Kick-Ass]]'' in 2010. Vaughn directed and co-wrote the first film in the prequel trilogy of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film universe]] titled ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Fox Signs Vaughn To Direct 'X-Men: First Class'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=4 May 2010|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/fox-seals-deal-for-matthew-vaughn-to-direct-x-men-first-class-38098/|access-date=9 July 2010}}</ref> Vaughn was signed to return to the series as director of the sequel, ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014), but dropped out in favour of [[Bryan Singer]] who had directed the first two films in the original trilogy, ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' and ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]''. Vaughn remained attached to the film by co-writing the script.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/31/matthew-vaughn-x-men-first-class|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Child|title=Matthew Vaughn to direct sequel to X-Men: First Class|date=31 January 2012}}</ref>
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Vaughn began working on spy film ''[[Argylle]]'' in 2021, an original story written by [[Jason Fuchs]] and starring an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Henry Cavill]], [[Sam Rockwell]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[John Cena]].<ref name="DHAnnouncement">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-bryan-cranston-samuel-jackson-john-cena-bruce-dallas-howard-new-movie-argylle-1234788568/|title=Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Catherine O'Hara Set For New Matthew Vaughn Spy Franchise 'Argylle'|date=8 July 2021|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709002625/https://deadline.com/2021/07/henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-bryan-cranston-samuel-jackson-john-cena-bruce-dallas-howard-new-movie-argylle-1234788568/|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> The film premiered in January 2024, and was released by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Apple Original Films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/apple-200-million-dollar-film-deal-matthew-vaughn-argllye-henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-samuel-jackson-1234808979/|title=Apple Lands Matthew Vaughn's Star-Studded Spy Film 'Argylle' In Massive Package Deal|date=4 August 2021|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|first2=Mike|last2=Fleming Jr.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804195444/https://deadline.com/2021/08/apple-200-million-dollar-film-deal-matthew-vaughn-argllye-henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-samuel-jackson-1234808979/|archive-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
Vaughn began working on spy film ''[[Argylle]]'' in 2021, an original story written by [[Jason Fuchs]] and starring an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Henry Cavill]], [[Sam Rockwell]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[John Cena]].<ref name="DHAnnouncement">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-bryan-cranston-samuel-jackson-john-cena-bruce-dallas-howard-new-movie-argylle-1234788568/|title=Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Catherine O'Hara Set For New Matthew Vaughn Spy Franchise 'Argylle'|date=8 July 2021|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709002625/https://deadline.com/2021/07/henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-bryan-cranston-samuel-jackson-john-cena-bruce-dallas-howard-new-movie-argylle-1234788568/|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> The film premiered in January 2024, and was released by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Apple Original Films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/apple-200-million-dollar-film-deal-matthew-vaughn-argllye-henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-samuel-jackson-1234808979/|title=Apple Lands Matthew Vaughn's Star-Studded Spy Film 'Argylle' In Massive Package Deal|date=4 August 2021|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|first2=Mike|last2=Fleming Jr.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804195444/https://deadline.com/2021/08/apple-200-million-dollar-film-deal-matthew-vaughn-argllye-henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-samuel-jackson-1234808979/|archive-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>


In January 2024, Vaughn announced that he would be producing a third ''Kick-Ass'' film, titled ''[[Stuntnuts Does School Fight]]'', directed by his longtime stunt coordinator [[Damien Walters]] in his feature film debut, which had secretly already been greenlit and had completed filming.<ref name="Future_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/kick-ass-3-reboot|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|title='Kick-Ass' Reboot Will Be Part of a New Trilogy [Exclusive]|last=Massoto|first=Erick|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> also announcing two further films in the ''Kick-Ass'' franchise to be in development, to be produced by him as a trilogy, under the working titles ''Vram'' and ''Kick-Ass''.<ref name="Future_Collider" />
In January 2024, Vaughn announced that he would be producing a third ''Kick-Ass'' film, titled ''[[Stuntnuts Does School Fight]]'', directed by his longtime stunt coordinator [[Damien Walters]] in his feature film debut, which had secretly already been greenlit and had completed filming.<ref name="Future_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/kick-ass-3-reboot/|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|title='Kick-Ass' Reboot Will Be Part of a New Trilogy [Exclusive]|last=Massoto|first=Erick|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> also announcing two further films in the ''Kick-Ass'' franchise to be in development, to be produced by him as a trilogy, under the working titles ''Vram'' and ''Kick-Ass''.<ref name="Future_Collider" />


In April 2025, Vaughn announced his involvement in a new film production studio, "UR•MARV", in collaboration with Portuguese footballer [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/cristiano-ronaldo-matthew-vaughn-film-studio-urmarv-1236365527/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Cristiano Ronaldo Teams With Director Matthew Vaughn for Film Studio Venture UR•Marv (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=April 9, 2025|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref>
In April 2025, Vaughn announced his involvement in a new film production studio, "UR•MARV", in collaboration with Portuguese footballer [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/cristiano-ronaldo-matthew-vaughn-film-studio-urmarv-1236365527/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Cristiano Ronaldo Teams With Director Matthew Vaughn for Film Studio Venture UR•Marv (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=April 9, 2025|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref>
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Vaughn was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2024 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours]] for services to the creative industries.<ref>{{cite web |date= April 11, 2025|title=Resignation Honours April 2025 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f905f16812c7adcf513f44/Resignation_Honours_List_2025.pdf |website= gov.uk |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref>
Vaughn was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2024 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours]] for services to the creative industries.<ref>{{cite web |date= April 11, 2025|title=Resignation Honours April 2025 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f905f16812c7adcf513f44/Resignation_Honours_List_2025.pdf |website= gov.uk |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref>
Vaughn is a minority stakeholder in English Premier league team [[Brentford FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/club-news-brentford-new-investment-gary-lubner-sir-matthew-vaughn|title=Brentford welcomes new investment|website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Sir Matthew Allard Robert de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker.[1] 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).

Early life

Vaughn was born in Paddington on 7 March 1971.[2][3] His mother was Kathy Ceaton (died 20 July 2013), daughter of electrical and property tycoon James Ceaton,[4] and a former wife of Pakistani millionaire Javaid Saigol.[5] Until 2002, Vaughn believed that he was the child of a relationship between his mother, a production manager and producer, and American actor Robert Vaughn.[6] A paternity investigation in the 1980s revealed that Robert Vaughn was not his father, but Ceaton had never disclosed this to her son.[3] Upon asking his mother about his true paternity, she admitted that Vaughn's biological father was George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond,[6][7] an English banker, aristocrat and godson of King George VI. Early in Vaughn's life, Robert Vaughn had asked for the child's surname to be the same as his, and Vaughn continues to be his professional name, though he uses de Vere Drummond in his personal life,[6] having changed it by deed poll in May 2002.[8]

Vaughn's early education was at Sussex House School,[9] in central London followed by Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. He was the president of the Old Stoics between 2017 and 2022, a society for former students of Stowe School.[10]

Career

Aged 25, Vaughn produced a low-budget thriller, The Innocent Sleep (1996), starring Annabella Sciorra and Michael Gambon.[11] He continued as a producer on his friend Guy Ritchie's film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The film was a critical, popular and financial success, earning Vaughn and Ritchie £9 million each.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Vaughn later produced Ritchie's Snatch and Swept Away.

Vaughn made his directorial debut in 2004 with Layer Cake. The film was well received and its success led to Vaughn being tapped to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), but he dropped out only two weeks before filming began. Subsequently, he said the film was "pretty good" given the limited time they had to make it,[12] but he was critical of Brett Ratner's direction of the film.[13] For his next project he co-wrote and directed Stardust, followed by a movie adaptation of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass in 2010. Vaughn directed and co-wrote the first film in the prequel trilogy of the X-Men film universe titled X-Men: First Class (2011).[14] Vaughn was signed to return to the series as director of the sequel, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), but dropped out in favour of Bryan Singer who had directed the first two films in the original trilogy, X-Men and X2. Vaughn remained attached to the film by co-writing the script.[15]

Vaughn's next directorial project, was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), an adaptation of the comic book The Secret Service created by Millar and Dave Gibbons from a concept by Millar and an initially uncredited Vaughn himself (Vaughn being credited as the comic's co-creator on all republications since 2014).[16] The film was scripted by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, and produced by Vaughn's production company Marv Films.[17][18][19][20][21][22] Vaughn returned to direct, produce, and co-write the Kingsman sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, which was released in theaters in September 2017. Vaughn also directed and provided the story for The King's Man, the third instalment in the franchise serving as a prequel to the original film. Delayed from November 2019 due to both the schedule shuffle following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released on 22 December 2021.

In March 2017, Collider reported that Vaughn was top choice to direct Man of Steel 2;[23] in September of that year, Vaughn confirmed that he was in negotiations with the studio to helm the project.[24] By March 2019, Vaughn stated that discussions with Warner Bros. had ended, and he was no longer involved with development of the film.[25]

Vaughn began working on spy film Argylle in 2021, an original story written by Jason Fuchs and starring an ensemble cast including Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Bryan Cranston and John Cena.[26] The film premiered in January 2024, and was released by Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films.[27]

In January 2024, Vaughn announced that he would be producing a third Kick-Ass film, titled Stuntnuts Does School Fight, directed by his longtime stunt coordinator Damien Walters in his feature film debut, which had secretly already been greenlit and had completed filming.[28] also announcing two further films in the Kick-Ass franchise to be in development, to be produced by him as a trilogy, under the working titles Vram and Kick-Ass.[28]

In April 2025, Vaughn announced his involvement in a new film production studio, "UR•MARV", in collaboration with Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.[29]

Personal life

On 25 May 2002, Vaughn married German supermodel Claudia Schiffer in Suffolk.[30] The couple have a son and two daughters, the youngest born in 2010.[31][32] They have resided at Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, Suffolk, since 2002, and also have homes in Notting Hill, London and Northamptonshire.[33]

Vaughn has identified himself politically as a conservative and a supporter of the Conservative Party.[34] According to a 2015 article by The Guardian, Vaughn has served on the committee of a Tory fundraising ball, and had been one of the 103 signatories of a letter sent to The Daily Telegraph, that backed David Cameron and George Osborne’s lowering of the corporation tax and criticised Ed Miliband's attempt to introduce a law banning zero-hour contracts.[35][36][37]

Vaughn was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2024 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours for services to the creative industries.[38]

Vaughn is a minority stakeholder in English Premier league team Brentford FC.[39]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2004 Layer Cake Yes No Yes
2007 Stardust Yes Yes Yes
2010 Kick-Ass Yes Yes Yes
The Debt No Yes Yes
2011 X-Men: First Class Yes Yes No
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past No Story Yes
Kingsman: The Secret Service Yes Yes Yes
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Yes Yes Yes
2021 The King's Man Yes Yes Yes
2024 Argylle Yes No Yes

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