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Danny Boyle

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer / Artistic Director | * 10/20/1956 (67) | Manchester, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and its sequel T2 Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Steve Jobs, and Yesterday. Boyle's debut film Shallow Grave won the BAFTA Award for Best Brit... ()
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Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting (1996) and its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), and Steve Jobs (2015). For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was widely praised as a "masterpiece" and "a love letter to Britain".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. ...

127 Hours

R

2010 | 3.5/5 | 1h 34min
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the ...

28 Days Later

R

2002 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
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When accountant David, doctor Juliet and journalist Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, ...

Shallow Grave

R

1994 | 3.5/5 | 1h 33min
Crime, Thriller
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A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". ...

Slumdog Millionaire

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2008 | 3.9/5 | 2h
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Danny Boyle

Directors Guild of America Awards Academy Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award National Board of Review Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Film European Film Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Danny Boyle as Actor(15)

as himself2023 Choose Irvine Welsh.
as himself2019 Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as himself2017 The Alternativity
2016 One Night In 2012
as himself2015 Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
as himself2014 Jai Ho
as himself2013 Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
as himself2013 The Class of ‘92
as himself2012 Side by Side
as himself2012 Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
as himself2007 Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
as himself2003 Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
as Narrator (Voice)2000 Alan Clarke: His Own Man
as himself1995 At Sundance
1995 Digging Your Own Grave

TV Shows/Series with Danny Boyle as Actor(6)

as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as himself2002 Top Gear
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as himself1968 60 Minutes

Movies with Danny Boyle as Crew(43)

Directing/Director2024 28 Years Later
Production/Producer2024 28 Years Later
Directing/Director2023 Monkeys
Production/Producer2023 Monkeys
Directing/Director2023 Miss Saigon
Directing/Director2023 Methuselah
Production/Producer2023 Methuselah
Production/Executive Producer2021 Creation Stories
Directing/Director2019 Yesterday
Production/Producer2019 Yesterday
Directing/Director2017 T2 Trainspotting
Production/Producer2017 T2 Trainspotting
Production/Producer2017 Battle of the Sexes
Directing/Director2015 Steve Jobs
Production/Producer2015 Steve Jobs
Directing/Director2013 Trance
Production/Producer2013 Trance
Directing/Director2012 Happy and Glorious
Directing/Director2012 London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Writing/Writer2012 London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Directing/Director2011 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Directing/Director2010 127 Hours
Production/Producer2010 127 Hours
Writing/Screenplay2010 127 Hours
Directing/Director2008 Alien Love Triangle
Directing/Director2008 Slumdog Millionaire
Production/Executive Producer2007 28 Weeks Later
Directing/Director2007 Sunshine
Directing/Director2004 Millions
Directing/Director2002 28 Days Later
Directing/Director2001 Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
Directing/Director2001 Strumpet
Directing/Director2000 The Beach
Directing/Director1997 A Life Less Ordinary
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 A Life Less Ordinary
Directing/Director1996 Trainspotting
Directing/Director1994 Shallow Grave
Directing/Director1989 The Nightwatch
Production/Producer1989 Elephant
Directing/Director1989 The Hen House
Directing/Director1987 The Venus de Milo Instead
Directing/Director1987 Scout
Production/Producer1987 The Rockingham Shoot

TV Shows/Series with Danny Boyle as Crew(8)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Pistol
Directing/Director2022 Pistol
Directing/Director2018 Trust
Production/Executive Producer2018 Trust
Creator/Creator2014 Babylon
Directing/Director2005 The Hollow Men
Directing/Director1993 Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Directing/Director1987 Inspector Morse

Full Name: Daniel Danny Boyle
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 10/20 1956 (October) in Manchester, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 67 years + 182 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bangor University, Thornleigh Salesian College, Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Other names for Danny Boyle (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Дэнни Бойл"
"丹尼·鮑伊"
"แดนนี บอยล์"
"ダニー・ボイル"
"대니 보일"
"داني بويل"
"Ντάνι Μπόιλ"
"Daniel Francis Boyle"
"डैनी बॉयल"
"ಡ್ಯಾನಿ ಬೋಯ್ಲೆ"
"டேனி பாயில்"
"డానీ బాయిల్"
"แดนนี่บอยล์"
"ڈینی بوائل"
"ड्यानी बोयल"
"ડેની બોઇલ"
Danny Boyle frequently works together with these people:
Glenn Freemantle (19x, Crew)
Andrew Macdonald (13x, Crew)
Irvine Welsh (9x, Crew)
John Hodge (9x, Crew)
Bernard Bellew (9x, Crew)
Gail Stevens (9x, Crew)
Anthony Dod Mantle (9x, Crew)
Niv Adiri (8x, Crew)
Mark Tildesley (8x, Crew)
Gillian Dodders (8x, Crew)
Suttirat Anne Larlarb (7x, Crew)
Helen Mirren (6x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1514, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024