Lee Knight is a 2026 Academy Award–nominated writer, director, and actor working across stage and screen. His writing and directorial debut, A Friend of Dorothy—starring Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry—earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film and is available on Disney+ and airlines worldwide. The film received international acclaim on the festival circuit, winning twenty three awards globally including Best Director at the HollyShorts Film Festival and the Cannes Short Film Festival, as well as the Directorial Debut Award at the Heartland International Film Festival, the Emerging Talent Award at the London Renaissance Film Festival, and multiple Audience Awards. He is currently developing the project into a feature film. Following the film’s success, Knight was named to Attitude Magazine’s LGBTQ+ 2026 Trailblazers List alongside Zack Polanski. He will also serve on the jury for three international film festivals this year. As an actor, Knight appeared as Rosencrantz opposite Ian McKellen in Hamlet on Amazon Prime Video, a role he also performed on stage during a nine-month repertory season alongside The Cherry Orchard. His recent television work includes Vigil (Series 2) on BBC iPlayer, The Stolen Girl (Disney+/ITV) and Talamasca (Netflix). Additional screen credits include Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sherlock, The Last Letter from Your Lover, The Trial of Christine Keeler, and The North Water (ABC/BBC). He is also set to play Tuwim in the feature film The Iron Ribbon (2027). On stage, his theatre credits include the West End production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside Catherine Tate and David Tennant, as well as Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter opposite Jim Broadbent and Drama at Inish alongside Celia Imrie. He also led the critically acclaimed revival of Coming Clean, which transferred to the West End for three sold-out runs. Alongside his creative work, Knight is a dedicated coach and mentor. He has served on audition panels for leading drama schools and has directed and taught at institutions including London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Drama Centre London, Identity School of Acting, and Arts Educational Schools London (ArtsEd). Lee trained at Drama Centre London.
