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Danny Boyle(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Danny Boyle
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Daniel Francis Boyle is a British filmmaker, producer and writer from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. He is known for directing 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, Millions, Shallow Grave, The Beach, Yesterday, and Steve Jobs. He won many awards for Slumdog Millionaire. He was in a relationship with Gail Stevens and had three children.
BornOctober 20, 1956
  • More at IMDbProContact info & Agent info
  • BornOctober 20, 1956
    IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000674
  • IMDbProContact info & Agent info
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 85 wins & 87 nominations total

    Photos171

    Danny Boyle and Ivan Urgant in Vecherniy Urgant (2012)
    Danny Boyle and Ivan Urgant in Vecherniy Urgant (2012)
    Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Danny Boyle and Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Danny Boyle in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Danny Boyle and Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Kate Winslet and Danny Boyle in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Danny Boyle PBS Season
    Danny Boyle in The Daily Show (1996)
    Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson in Trance (2013)
    Danny Boyle and Vincent Cassel in Trance (2013)
    Danny Boyle, Vincent Cassel, and James McAvoy in Trance (2013)

    Known for:

    James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    127 Hours
    7.5
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2010
    Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later... (2002)
    28 Days Later...
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2002
    Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Slumdog Millionaire
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2008
    Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)
    Shallow Grave
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Director

    • 28 Years Later
      • Director (directed by)
      • Pre-production
    • Methuselah
      • Director
      • In Production
      • Short
    • Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now (2023)
      Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now
      7.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Pistol (2022)
      Pistol
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
      Yesterday
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
      Trust
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Darcey Bussell's New Dance (2018)
      Darcey Bussell's New Dance
      TV Movie
      • director: Emancipation of Expressionism
      • 2018
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
      Steve Jobs
      7.2
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2015
    • Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
      Babylon
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
      Trance
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2013
    • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)
      London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
      8.3
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch in National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)
      National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
      8.6
      • Director
      • 2011
    • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
      127 Hours
      7.5
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2010
    • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
      Slumdog Millionaire
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Alien Love Triangle (2008)
      Alien Love Triangle
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)
      Sunshine
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2007

    Producer

    • Maximum City
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Pistol (2022)
      Pistol
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Ewen Bremner in Creation Stories (2021)
      Creation Stories
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
      Yesterday
      6.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2019
    • Harris Dickinson in Trust (2018)
      Trust
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • The Alternativity (2017)
      The Alternativity
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
      Battle of the Sexes
      6.7
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2017
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
      Steve Jobs
      7.2
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2015
    • Half Awake
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
      Babylon
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
      127 Hours
      7.5
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2010
    • Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner in 28 Weeks Later (2007)
      28 Weeks Later
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Llyr Ifans and Rhys Ifans in Twin Town (1997)
      Twin Town
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Monkeys
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1989
    • The Nightwatch (1989)
      The Nightwatch
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1989

    Writer

    • 28 Years Later
      • script
      • Pre-production
    • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)
      London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
      8.3
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2012
    • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
      127 Hours
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos12

    Danny Boyle | Director Supercut
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    Danny Boyle | Director Supercut
    'Bond 25,' MCU-TV, and More News of the Week
    Clip 2:19
    'Bond 25,' MCU-TV, and More News of the Week
    Director Danny Boyle Reveals Why He Made a Sequel to 'Trainspotting'
    Interview 1:54
    Director Danny Boyle Reveals Why He Made a Sequel to 'Trainspotting'
    Danny Boyle's First Credit: "I Had No Idea What I Was Doing"
    Interview 1:28
    Danny Boyle's First Credit: "I Had No Idea What I Was Doing"
    "Rights to Millionaire:" Danny Boyle and Darren Aronofsky Converse
    Interview 2:40
    "Rights to Millionaire:" Danny Boyle and Darren Aronofsky Converse
    Slumdog Millionaire: Shooting in India
    Interview 1:50
    Slumdog Millionaire: Shooting in India
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:47
    Theatrical Version
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:31
    U.S. Version
    Slumdog Millionaire
    Trailer 2:06
    Slumdog Millionaire
    Home Video Trailer
    Trailer 0:34
    Home Video Trailer
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    Video 3:54
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?
    Video 2:24
    'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Danny Boyle
    • Height
      • 1.82 m
    • Born
      • October 20, 1956
      • Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • Parents
        Annie Boyle
    • Other works
      Feature audio commentary for the film "28 Days Later..." with Alex Garland.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 11 Interviews
      • 22 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      His favorite film is Apocalypse Now (1979)
    • Quotes
      You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director.
    • Trademarks
        Often uses Ewan McGregor
    • Salary
      • Steve Jobs
        (2015)
        $3,000,000

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