Steve Mcqueen


About

Also Known As
Steve Rodney Mcqueen
Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
October 09, 1969

Biography

Life Events

1999

Won the Turner Prize for his film installation work and exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, England

2002

Awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to the Arts

2003

Named the Official War Artist for Iraq in association with the Imperial War Museum

2008

Feature directorial debut with "Hunger," about a Northern Irish prison hunger strike; also co-wrote with Enda Walsh; film starred Michael Fassbender

2011

Awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to Visual Arts

2011

Directed second feature starring Michael Fassbender, playing a sex addict, in "Shame"; also co-wrote with Abi Morgan

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