Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Matthew Vaughn

36 credited titles on WatchWise

Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971), known professionally as 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 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), and The King's Man (2021).

Matthew Vaughn in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$922M · 50% hit rate

Biggest hit

Kingsman: The Secret Service

$414M

Standout efficiency

4.7x

Kingsman: The Secret Service · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$1.7B

Combined reported budget

$792M

Gross / budget

2.2x

Bankability Index

38 / 100

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