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Mike Figgis

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Composer
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Mike Figgis in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
When young he lived with his four brothers and sisters in a council house in Newcastle Upon Tyne then when 14 the family moved to Thornyburn near Bellingham where he made his first film, 'Redheugh'. He qualified in Newcastle as a music teacher and played in a band, 'The Gasboard' with Brian Ferry before going to London to study music for 3 years and played with The People Band who recorded one album which was produced by Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts and later made a cameo appearance in the film Stormy Monday as The krakow Jazz Ensemble. In the early 70 s he joined an avant garde theatre group -The People Show as a musician but soon found himself lured into acting and spent the next 10 years touring the world earning great success and critical acclaim. Mike left the show in 1980 to concentrate on writing and directing and formed his own theatre company The Mike Figgis Group. He crafted multimedia productions which incorporated an extensive use of film. Among his early projects were Redhugh, Slow Fade and Animals of the City which won awards for the innovative blend of live action with music and film. Redhugh caught the eye of Channel 4 which financed his first feature =The House. His next film was Stormy Monday he wrote, directed and scored and which advanced him into full length features. He next made his debut in American films with Internal Affairs which he directed and co scored, He next coaxed Kim Novak out of retirement to star in Liebestraum which he directed and scored. A few films down the line he wrote, directed and scored One Night Stand which won Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival
BornFebruary 28, 1948
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BornFebruary 28, 1948
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 26 nominations total

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Elisabeth Shue and Mike Figgis in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Elisabeth Shue and Mike Figgis in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, and Mike Figgis in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Director Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis and Stellan Skarsgård in Timecode (2000)
Mike Figgis in Timecode (2000)
(From left to right) Dennis Quaid, director Mike Figgis, Kristen Stewart, Dana Eskelson, Ryan Wilson and Sharon Stone discuss a scene.
Mike Figgis in Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Sharon Stone, Dennis Quaid, Stephen Dorff, and Mike Figgis in Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Director Mike Figgis
Stellan Skarsgård with director Mike Figgis
Charles Dance and Mike Figgis

Known for:

Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas
7.5
  • Director
  • 1995
Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, and Sting in Stormy Monday (1988)
Stormy Monday
6.2
  • Director
  • 1988
Promo Poster
Timecode
6.1
  • Director
  • 2000
Sebastian Koch in Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
Suspension of Disbelief
4.2
  • Director
  • 2012

Credits

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Director

  • Mother Tongue
    • Director
    • In Production
  • Ronnie Wood in Somebody Up There Likes Me (2019)
    Somebody Up There Likes Me
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    The Affair
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Juliette Binoche in Mara (2015)
    Mara
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Lika Minamoto in Kudelski (2015)
    Kudelski
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Sebastian Koch in Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
    Suspension of Disbelief
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Sweet Nothings
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • China-Town
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Lucrezia Borgia (2011)
    Lucrezia Borgia
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • The Co(te)lette Film (2010)
    The Co(te)lette Film
    • Director
    • 2010
  • 42 One Dream Rush (2010)
    42 One Dream Rush
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • One & Other a Portrait of Trafalgar Square
    • Director
    • 2009
  • 3 Minute Wonder (2003)
    3 Minute Wonder
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Razorlight: Hostage of Love
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • Love Live Long (2008)
    Love Live Long
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Julianna Margulies in Canterbury's Law (2008)
    Canterbury's Law
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008

Writer

  • Juliette Binoche in Mara (2015)
    Mara
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Lika Minamoto in Kudelski (2015)
    Kudelski
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Sebastian Koch in Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
    Suspension of Disbelief
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Lucrezia Borgia (2011)
    Lucrezia Borgia
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • 3 Minute Wonder (2003)
    3 Minute Wonder
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Razorlight: Hostage of Love
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • Love Live Long (2008)
    Love Live Long
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Piazza Di Spagna
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Co/Ma (2004)
    Co/Ma
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
    Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
    • Writer (segment About Time 2)
    • 2002
  • Hotel (2001)
    Hotel
    • story
    • 2001
  • Promo Poster
    Timecode
    • story
    • 2000
  • The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998)
    The Loss of Sexual Innocence
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Nastassja Kinski, Robert Downey Jr., Wesley Snipes, Kyle MacLachlan, and Ming-Na Wen in One Night Stand (1997)
    One Night Stand
    • written by
    • 1997
  • William Forsythe and the Frankfurt Ballet: Just Dancing Around? (1995)
    William Forsythe and the Frankfurt Ballet: Just Dancing Around?
    • Writer
    • 1995

Composer

  • Eva Vik in Sound of Sun (2017)
    Sound of Sun
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Juliette Binoche in Mara (2015)
    Mara
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Lika Minamoto in Kudelski (2015)
    Kudelski
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Sebastian Koch in Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
    Suspension of Disbelief
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Love Live Long (2008)
    Love Live Long
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • The 4 Dreams of Miss X (2007)
    The 4 Dreams of Miss X
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Cold Creek Manor (2003)
    Cold Creek Manor
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Hotel (2001)
    Hotel
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Promo Poster
    Timecode
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullan in Miss Julie (1999)
    Miss Julie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998)
    The Loss of Sexual Innocence
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Nastassja Kinski, Robert Downey Jr., Wesley Snipes, Kyle MacLachlan, and Ming-Na Wen in One Night Stand (1997)
    One Night Stand
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
    Leaving Las Vegas
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1995
  • Liebestraum (1991)
    Liebestraum
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, and Nancy Travis in Internal Affairs (1990)
    Internal Affairs
    • Composer
    • 1990
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0¼″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • February 28, 1948
    • Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Relatives
      Jonathan Figgis(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Directed David Gray music video "Babylon (Version 2)" (2000).
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Romantically linked to Saffron Burrows, who appeared in some of his movies, for several years.
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    Now there is no reason to prevent anybody from making a film. The technology exists, the equipment is much cheaper than it was, the post-production facilities are on a laptop computer, the entire equipment to make a film can go in a couple of cases and be carried as hand luggage on a plane. There is nothing to stop people making films.

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