Tony Gilroy

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956)[1] is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays of The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the first three films in the Bourne film franchise, and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012), as well as Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009).

He received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and the Best Original Screenplay for Michael Clayton. After co-writing the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016), for which he directed uncredited reshoots,[2] he became the creator, showrunner, head writer and executive producer of its prequel series Andor (2022–2025) on Disney+.

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.[3][4] Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.[5] He has two children, Sam and Kathryn, and is married to Susan Gilroy.

Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York.[6] He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974[7][8] at 16 years old[9] and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.[6][10]

Career

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Gilroy in March 2009.

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,[11] 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 was 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In September 2013, Gilroy delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.[12]

In 2018, he received a Distinguished Screenwriter Award from the Austin Film Festival.[13]

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.

Star Wars

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 film Star Wars. Gilroy shared writing duties with fellow filmmaker Chris Weitz.

In October 2019, Gilroy returned to the Star Wars franchise to serve as the showrunner for the Disney+ political spy drama Andor, taking over from Stephen Schiff. Gilroy wrote five of the twelve episodes in the series' first season and was also originally set to direct multiple episodes.[14] However, Toby Haynes took over as the director of these episodes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[15] After multiple delays, Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, and received widespread critical acclaim. It received a total of eight Emmy nominations, including a nomination for the best drama series and nods for writing, directing, cinematography and musical score.[16]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1992 The Cutting Edge No Yes No
1995 Dolores Claiborne No Yes No
1996 Extreme Measures No Yes No
1997 The Devil's Advocate No Yes No
1998 Armageddon No Adaptation No
2000 Bait No Yes Executive
Proof of Life No Yes Executive
2002 The Bourne Identity No Yes No
2004 The Bourne Supremacy No Yes No
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum No Yes No
Michael Clayton Yes Yes No Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver"
2009 Duplicity Yes Yes No
State of Play No Yes No
2012 The Bourne Legacy Yes Yes No
2014 Nightcrawler No No Yes
2016 Rogue One No Yes No Uncredited director of reshoots;
Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"
The Great Wall No Yes No
2018 Beirut No Yes Yes

Uncredited writing works

Year Title Notes
1998 Enemy of the State [17]
2012 Red Dawn limited rewrites[18]
2014 Godzilla rewrites[19]
2021 The Woman in the Window Rewrites for reshoots[20]

Television

Year(s) Title Writer Producer Notes
1993 For Better and for Worse Yes No Television movie
2015–2016 House of Cards No Consulting 26 episodes
2022–2025 Andor Yes Executive Creator and executive producer (24 episodes)
Writer (8 episodes)

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award Category Result
2007 Michael Clayton Academy Awards Best Director Template:Nom
Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
BAFTA Awards Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Template:Nom
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director Template:Nom
Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Template:Nom
Edgar Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay Template:Won
Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Template:Nom
Writers Guild of America Award Best Original Screenplay Template:Nom
2022 Andor Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Template:Nom
Peabody Awards Entertainment Template:Won

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