Matthew Vaughn is an English producer, director and writer. He is best known for directing, producing and writing both the 2014 film Kingsman: The Secret Service, its 2017 sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle as well as the 2021 prequel The King's Man.
Prior to this, he was known for directing X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass and producing Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999) and Snatch (2000).