Paul Greengrass

:

Overview

Paul Greengrass
Avg.User Rating: 
12 Ratings
Rate this person:
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Born:
August 13, 1955
Biography:Renowned for his startling realism, British-born director Paul Greengrass got his start working on the U.K. documentary series World in Action before taking his first stab at a feature with 1989's The Resurrection. The harsh anti-war film followed a soldier in the aftermath of the Falklands war and was nominated for the Golden Bear award at that year's Berlin Film Festival.

Throughout most of the '90s, Greengrass worked primarily in television, helming such well-received TV movies as Open Fire and The One That Got Away, but he returned to the big screen in 1998 with the romantic comedy drama The Theory of Flight. The film had a lighter tone compared to Greengrass' other work and was met with mixed reviews. However, his next project, 2002's Bloody Sunday, was a return to form and garnered nearly unanimous acclaim. The fictional account of the titular massacre netted the director both another Golden... Full Biography

Photos
Director Paul Greengrass, left, and Matt Damon discuss a Tangier chase sequence on the set of "The...
Paul Greengrass and Cheyenne Jackson at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Paul Greengrass, director and guest at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Paul Greengrass, director and guest at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Paul Greengrass, director at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Paul Greengrass, director at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Paul Greengrass, director and guest at the Festival premiere in New York City on April 25, 2006
Filmography
Green Zone (2010) Bourne 4 (2010) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) United 93 (2006) Watchmen (2006) Omagh (2004) The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Bloody Sunday (2002)
advertisement