Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy | |
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Born | Anthony Joseph Gilroy September 11, 1956 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1992–present |
Notable work | Armageddon, Duplicity, Bourne series, Michael Clayton |
Spouse(s) | Susan Gilroy |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Frank D. Gilroy Ruth Dorothy Gaydos |
Relatives | Dan Gilroy (brother) John Gilroy (brother) |
Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the first four films of the Bourne series, the initial trilogy of which Matt Damon starred in, and directed the fourth film of the franchise which starred Jeremy Renner. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Michael Clayton. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Personal life[]
Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Ruth Dorothy (née Gaydos), a sculptor and writer, and Frank D. Gilroy, an award-winning playwright, director, and movie producer, who received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965. He is the brother of screenwriter Dan Gilroy and editor John Gilroy.[1][2] Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.[3] He has two children, Sam and Kathryn, and is married to Susan Gilroy.
Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York.[4] He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974[5][6] at 16 years old[7] and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.[4][8]
Career[]
Writing[]
Gilroy has written many scripts for film, starting with the script for The Cutting Edge in 1992. This was followed by Dolores Claiborne in 1995 and The Devil's Advocate in 1997. He was one of five credited writers on Michael Bay's Armageddon, the highest-grossing film of 1998. Gilroy's next script was Proof of Life in 2000. In 2002, 2003 and 2007 he wrote the screenplays for The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, and wrote and directed the next installment of the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012).
Also in 2007, he wrote and directed the film Michael Clayton, which won an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay,[9] and was nominated for several Academy Awards including screenplay. In 2009, Gilroy wrote and directed the romantic comedy spy film Duplicity, starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. Gilroy is set, along with The Bourne Ultimatum co-screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, to write the script for the upcoming film Army of Two, based on the video game from EA Montreal.
In September 2013, Gilroy delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.[10]
In 2016, Gilroy co-wrote the script to the sci-fi war film Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a prequel to the 1977 classic Star Wars. Gilroy shared writing duties with fellow filmmaker Chris Weitz.
Directing[]
Gilroy's directorial debut was in 2007, when he directed the film Michael Clayton, which his brother John Gilroy edited. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. In addition to its Edgar Award, the film won one Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton). The film was a box-office success, grossing over $92 million worldwide.
He also wrote and directed his next film, Duplicity, released March 20, 2009, and starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. He then took over as director of the next entry in the Bourne series as well as co-writing; the film, The Bourne Legacy, was released August 10, 2012, starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, and Albert Finney.
He is returning to the Star Wars franchise to serve as showrunner for the Cassian Andor show after Stephen Schiff left the show. Gilroy has set to write a pilot and direct multiple episodes for the TV series.[11] In September 2020, he stepped down as director for the series, but remains attached as a writer and executive producer. Toby Haynes will replace him as director.[12]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1992 | The Cutting Edge | Yes | |||
1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Yes | |||
1996 | Extreme Measures | Yes | |||
1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Yes | with Jonathan Lemkin | ||
1998 | Armageddon | Adaptation | with Jonathan Hensleigh, J. J. Abrams and Shane Salerno | ||
2000 | Bait | Yes | Executive | with Andrew Scheinman and Adam Scheinman | |
Proof of Life | Yes | Executive | |||
2002 | The Bourne Identity | Yes | with William Blake Herron | ||
2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Yes | |||
2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Yes | with Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi | ||
Michael Clayton | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver" | ||
2009 | Duplicity | Yes | Yes | ||
State of Play | Yes | with Matthew Carnahan and Billy Ray | |||
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Yes | Yes | with Dan Gilroy | |
2014 | Nightcrawler | Yes | |||
2016 | Rogue One | Yes | with Chris Weitz; Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Film Screenplay Uncredited director of reshoots Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller" | ||
The Great Wall | Yes | with Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro | |||
2018 | Beirut | Yes | Yes | ||
2021 | The Woman in the Window | Yes | Uncredited rewrites[13] |
Television and web[]
Year(s) | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1993 | For Better and for Worse | Yes | Television film | ||
2012 | HBO First Look | Yes | Episode: "The Bourne Legacy" | ||
2015–16 | House of Cards | Consulting | 26 episodes | ||
2018 | Hammerhead | Executive | Television film | ||
2022 | Andor | Yes | Executive | Series for Disney+; also creator and showrunner |
References[]
- ^ Frank D. Gilroy Biography (1925-)
- ^ Tony Gilroy Biography ((?)-)
- ^ Frank D. Gilroy
- ^ Jump up to: a b Max, D.T. (March 16, 2009). "Twister". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ McKnight, Dale (February 2010). "Making the Grade: Examining the Valley's High Schools". Hudson Valley Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (January 23, 2008). "7 Oscar nominations for Washingtonville's Tony Gilroy and 'Michael Clayton'". recordonline.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (October 12, 2007). "'Michael Clayton' starring George Clooney, Blooming Grove, Moodna Viaduct and a directorial debut by Washingtonville grad Tony Gilroy". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Feeney, Mark (October 7, 2007). "Writer's move to director goes according to script". Boston.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards". Bookreporter.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Tony Gilroy Delivers his BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture". BAFTA. September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ /url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cassian-andor-series-tony-gilroy-diego-luna-disney-plus-1203370479/%7C
- ^ /url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-mirrors-toby-haynes-rogue-one-disney-tony-gilroy-1234582109/%7C
- ^ "'The Woman In The Window': Tony Gilroy Was Brought In To Write The Reshoots On The Amy Adams Thriller". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
External links[]
- Tony Gilroy at IMDb
- Profile in The New Yorker (March 9, 2009)
- 1956 births
- Film directors from New York City
- American male screenwriters
- Living people
- Writers from Manhattan
- Edgar Award winners
- Boston University College of Communication alumni
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American people of German descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American writers of Italian descent
- People from Washingtonville, New York
- Screenwriters from New York (state)