Andrew Macdonald (producer)
Andrew Macdonald (born 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, including Shallow Grave (1994),[1] Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002).[2]
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| Born | 1966 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | Glenalmond College |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Children | Charlie, Ted, Archie, Lachlan, Sylvie |
| Relatives | Kevin Macdonald (brother) Wendy Orme (grandmother) Emeric Pressburger (grandfather) |
Life and career
Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is also the founder of DNA Films, the production company responsible for The Parole Officer (2001), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), 28 Months Later (TBA), two of which Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland wrote. He also produced Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina.
He is the brother of Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born Oscar-winning filmmaker Emeric Pressburger.
Filmography
- Feature films
- Shallow Grave (1994)
- Trainspotting (1996)
- Twin Town (1997)
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- The Beach (2000)
- Strictly Sinatra (2001)
- The Parole Officer (2001)
- Heartlands (2002)
- The Final Curtain (2002)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- Notes on a Scandal (2006)
- The Last King of Scotland (2006)
- The History Boys (2006)
- 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- Sunshine (2007)
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- The Sweeney (2012)
- Dredd (2012)
- Angel of the Skies (2013)
- Sunshine on Leith (2013)
- Ex Machina (2014)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
- T2 Trainspotting (2017)
- Annihilation (2018)
References
External links
- Andrew Macdonald at IMDb
- Andrew Macdonald at the BFI's Screenonline
- Interview
- Interview with Andrew Macdonald on success, Sunshine and his sibling Kevin at Eye For Film
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