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Dan Gilroy(I)

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Dan Gilroy at an event for Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy sits down to talk about working with Jake Gyllenhaal on 'Nightcrawler' and 'Velvet Buzzsaw' on The IMDb Show LIVE.
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Dan Gilroy was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Frank D. Gilroy, and sculptor and writer Ruth Dorothy. His brother Tony Gilroy is a screenwriter and director; and his fraternal twin brother, John Gilroy, is a film editor. Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.

Gilroy wrote the script for 2005 gambling drama Two for the Money (2005), starring Al Pacino and Gilroy's wife Rene Russo. His earliest credit is as co-writer of science fiction thriller Freejack (1992), followed by co-writing Dennis Hopper-directed comedy Chasers. He was also one of the writers to contribute to the unmade Superman film Superman Lives.

He made his directorial debut with the 2014 crime thriller Nightcrawler (2014). He also wrote the screenplay, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Gilroy has been married to Rene Russo since 1992, and they have one daughter, named Rose. They reside in Brentwood, California.
BornJune 24, 1959
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BornJune 24, 1959
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 18 wins & 25 nominations total

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Denzel Washington and Dan Gilroy in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed in Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed in Nightcrawler (2014)
Toni Collette and Dan Gilroy in Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Rene Russo, Dan Gilroy, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Dan Gilroy and Zawe Ashton in Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Denzel Washington and Dan Gilroy in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Rene Russo and Dan Gilroy at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
Dan Gilroy at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)

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Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler
7.8
  • Writer
  • 2014
Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
6.5
  • Writer
  • 2017
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2019
Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Alex Ferns, Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Joplin Sibtain, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Noof Ousellam, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Wilf Scolding in Andor (2022)
Andor
8.4
TV Series
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Writer

  • Faster, Cheaper, Better
    • Writer
    • In Development
  • Stan Lee's Annihilator
    • screenplay
    • In Production
  • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Alex Ferns, Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Joplin Sibtain, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Noof Ousellam, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Wilf Scolding in Andor (2022)
    Andor
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
    Velvet Buzzsaw
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
    Roman J. Israel, Esq.
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Kong: Skull Island
    • screenplay by
    • 2017
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    Nightcrawler
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    The Bourne Legacy
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
    Real Steel
    • story
    • 2011
  • City of Light
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru in The Fall (2006)
    The Fall
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino in Two for the Money (2005)
    Two for the Money
    • written by
    • 2005
  • Erika Eleniak, Tom Berenger, and William McNamara in Chasers (1994)
    Chasers
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Anthony Hopkins, Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, and Mick Jagger in Freejack (1992)
    Freejack
    • screenplay
    • 1992

Director

  • Faster, Cheaper, Better
    • Director
    • In Development
  • Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
    Velvet Buzzsaw
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
    Roman J. Israel, Esq.
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2017
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    Nightcrawler
    • Director
    • 2014

Producer

  • Magazine Dreams (2023)
    Magazine Dreams
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino in Two for the Money (2005)
    Two for the Money
    • executive producer
    • 2005
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Dan Gilroy on Working with Jake Gyllenhaal
Interview 1:19
Dan Gilroy on Working with Jake Gyllenhaal
Dan Gilroy on What Inspired 'Velvet Buzzsaw'
Interview 1:26
Dan Gilroy on What Inspired 'Velvet Buzzsaw'
'Velvet Buzzsaw' Crew on Their Crazy Trailer and Being a Trending Topic
Interview 3:07
'Velvet Buzzsaw' Crew on Their Crazy Trailer and Being a Trending Topic
'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' Q&A With Denzel Washington and Director Dan Gilroy
Interview 15:40
'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' Q&A With Denzel Washington and Director Dan Gilroy
Trailer With Commentary
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Trailer With Commentary
How Rene Russo and Dan Gilroy Turned a Flop Film Into a Romance
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How Rene Russo and Dan Gilroy Turned a Flop Film Into a Romance

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 24, 1959
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rene RussoMarch 14, 1992 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Rose Gilroy
  • Parents
      Frank D. Gilroy
  • Relatives
      Frank B. Gilroy(Grandparent)
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    Father, with Rene Russo, of daughter, Rose Gilroy.

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