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James McTeigue

Film Director / Television Director | * 12/29/1967 (56) | Sydney (Australia)
James McTeigue (born 29 December 1967) is an Australian film and television director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including Dark City (1998), The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut with the 2005 film V for Vendetta to critical acclaim. Since Vendetta he has collaborated with the Wachowskis an additional four times as director on The Invasion (albeit uncredited), Ninja Assassin and Sense8, and as producer of The Matrix Resurrections. ()
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James McTeigue is an Australian film director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including No Escape (1994), The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.Born on Sydney's North Shore, he grew up in Collaroy Plateau, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. McTeigue attended Marist Brothers North Sydney then Cromer High School, in Cromer, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. He completed tertiary study in film at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Science Fiction | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories. ...

The Raven

R

2012 | 3.1/5 | 1h 51min
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit. ...

Survivor

PG-13

2015 | 2.9/5 | 1h 36min
Crime, Action, Thriller
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Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very ex ...

Ninja Assassin

R

2009 | 3.3/5 | 1h 39min
Action, Thriller
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In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woma ...

V for Vendetta

R

2006 | 3.9/5 | 2h 12min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for James McTeigue

Prometheus Award - Special Award
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Movies with James McTeigue as Actor(4)

as Innocuous Man2021 The Matrix Resurrections
as Self (archive footage)2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as himself2004 The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as himself2003 The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

Movies with James McTeigue as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2023 Alien Sleeper Cell
Production/Producer2021 The Matrix Resurrections
Directing/Director2018 Breaking In
Directing/Director2015 Survivor
Directing/Director2014 Caserta Palace Dream
Writing/Writer2014 Caserta Palace Dream
Directing/Director2012 The Raven
Directing/Director2009 Ninja Assassin
Directing/Director2006 V for Vendetta
Directing/Assistant Director2003 The Matrix Revolutions
Directing/First Assistant Director2003 The Matrix Revolutions
Directing/Assistant Director2003 The Matrix Reloaded
Directing/First Assistant Director2003 The Matrix Reloaded
Directing/Assistant Director2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Directing/First Assistant Director2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Directing/Assistant Director2001 The Monkey's Mask
Directing/First Assistant Director2000 Looking for Alibrandi
Directing/First Assistant Director1999 The Matrix
Directing/Second Assistant Director1999 The Sugar Factory
Directing/Assistant Director1998 Dark City
Directing/Second Assistant Director1997 The Well
Directing/Second Assistant Director1997 Paradise Road
Directing/Second Second Assistant Director1994 No Escape
Crew/Production Office Assistant1987 Midnight Dancer

TV Shows/Series with James McTeigue as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2020 Messiah
Production/Executive Producer2020 Messiah
Directing/Director2015 Sense8
Directing/Director2014 Marco Polo

Additional Information

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Full Name: James McTeigue
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Friday, 12/29 1967 (December) in Sydney (Australia) (current age: 56 years + 118 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Charles Sturt University
James McTeigue frequently works together with these people:
Lana Wachowski (20x, Crew)
Lilly Wachowski (16x, Crew)
David Leitch (10x, Crew)
Chad Stahelski (8x, Crew)
Grant Hill (8x, Crew)
Dane A. Davis (8x, Crew)
Joel Silver (7x, Crew)
Andrew Mason (6x, Crew)
Owen Paterson (6x, Crew)
Glenn Boswell (6x, Crew)
Michael Vivian (6x, Crew)
J. Michael Straczynski (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14512, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024