Biography: Ben Wheatley (born 1972 in Billericay, Essex, England) is a writer-director, best known for his low-budget folk horror films "Kill List" (2011) and "A Field in England" (2013), dystopian satire "High-Rise" (2015), and black comedy action film "Free Fire" (2016). He is married to screenwriter Amy Jump, with whom he collaborates on many of his scripts.