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Craig Gillespie(I)

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Craig Gillespie
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Craig Gillespie is an Australian film director, best known for his films Lars and the Real Girl (2007), and I, Tonya (2017).

Born and raised in Sydney, Gillespie moved to New York City at the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and advertising at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts.

Gillespie worked for fifteen years as a commercial director, commonly working with cinematographers Adam Kimmel and Rodrigo Prieto.

His debut feature film was 2007's Mr. Woodcock but he left the project after several negative test screenings, and many scenes were re-written and re-shot.
BornSeptember 1, 1967
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Craig Gillespie in Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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Craig Gillespie and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
Craig Gillespie and Ryan Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Patricia Clarkson and Craig Gillespie in Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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Patricia Clarkson, Craig Gillespie, and Ryan Gosling at an event for Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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Craig Gillespie at an event for I, Tonya (2017)
Allison Janney, Craig Gillespie, Sebastian Stan, and Margot Robbie
Allison Janney, Craig Gillespie, Sebastian Stan, and Margot Robbie

Known for

Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya
7.5
  • Producer
  • 2017
Ryan Gosling in Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Lars and the Real Girl
7.3
  • Director
  • 2007
Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, and Chris Pine in The Finest Hours (2016)
The Finest Hours
6.7
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2016
Jon Hamm, Madhur Mittal, and Suraj Sharma in Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Million Dollar Arm
7.0
  • Director
  • 2014

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Producer

  • Dumb Money
    • Post-production
  • Mike (2022)
    Mike
  • Physical (2021)
    Physical
  • Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
    Pam & Tommy
  • Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    I, Tonya
  • Trooper
  • Toni Collette in United States of Tara (2009)
    United States of Tara

Director

  • Dumb Money
    • Post-production
  • Cruella 2
    • Pre-production
  • Chippendales
    • Pre-production
  • Apple Watch Series 7: Hard Knocks
  • Mike (2022)
    Mike
  • Jimmy John's: Problem
  • Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver (2022)
    Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver
    • (directed by)
  • Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
    Pam & Tommy
  • Jessica Alba and Zac Efron in Dubai Presents: A Five-Star Mission (2021)
    Dubai Presents: A Five-Star Mission
  • Physical (2021)
    Physical
  • Emma Stone in Cruella (2021)
    Cruella
    • (directed by)
  • Steve Carell in The Greatest Gift (2020)
    The Greatest Gift
  • Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    I, Tonya
    • (directed by)
  • Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, and Chris Pine in The Finest Hours (2016)
    The Finest Hours
    • (directed by)
  • J.K. Simmons, Julieanne O'Connor, Howard Alonzo, Kurt Haas, and Mary-Jessica Pitts in Farmers Insurance: Monster Foot (2015)
    Farmers Insurance: Monster Foot
  • Jon Hamm, Madhur Mittal, and Suraj Sharma in Million Dollar Arm (2014)
    Million Dollar Arm
  • Trooper
  • Kid Cudi: No One Believes Me (2011)
    Kid Cudi: No One Believes Me

Writer

  • Jessica Alba and Zac Efron in Dubai Presents: A Five-Star Mission (2021)
    Dubai Presents: A Five-Star Mission
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Colin Farrell and Craig Gillespie
Interview 4:06
Colin Farrell and Craig Gillespie
Call Me Cruella Sneak Peek
Trailer 1:01
Call Me Cruella Sneak Peek
Sneak Peek
Trailer 1:01
Sneak Peek
Tonya Harding's Reaction to Margot Robbie in 'I, Tonya'
Video 1:40
Tonya Harding's Reaction to Margot Robbie in 'I, Tonya'

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    • September 1, 1967
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Other works
    Directed promotional spots featuring "Vince and Steve" for the Sci Fi Channel

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    Directed TV commercials for 16 years.
  • Quotes
    My wife asks me the same question and I think it's when the movie's done. Although my editor will always say its never done it's just released.

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