Michael Caton-Jones
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Born | October 15, 1957 Broxburn, Lothian, Scotland |
Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; October 15, 1957)[1] is the director of such films as Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle and The Jackal.
Caton-Jones was born in Broxburn, Lothian, Scotland. He went to St Marys Academy in Bathgate, Wellington College and trained at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UK. Jones married Beverly Caton and both changed their surnames to Caton-Jones. They have a daughter, Daisy, born while he was attending film school. Jones and Caton later divorced and in 2000 he married Laura Viederman. Caton Jones is a lifelong Celtic FC supporter.
His film Basic Instinct 2 won several Razzies at the 2007 ceremony.
[edit] Filmography (director)
- Scandal (1989)
- Memphis Belle (1990)
- Doc Hollywood (1991)
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- Rob Roy (1995)
- The Jackal (1997)
- City by the Sea (2002)
- Shooting Dogs (2005)
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)