Claim: Rupert Wyatt is a director.

The Escapist is a 2008 drama thriller starring Brian Cox , Joseph Fiennes , Liam Cunningham , Seu Jorge , Dominic Cooper , Steven Mackintosh , Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis . It is directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt , and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim . An Irish-UK co-production , the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm .