Tony Gilroy

Tony Gilroy
Gilroy in 2012 at the Deauville American Film Festival
Born	Anthony Joseph Gilroy (1956-09-11) September 11, 1956 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	screenwriter, film director
Years active	1992–present
Notable work(s)	Armageddon, Proof of Life, Bourne series, Michael Clayton
Parents	Ruth Dorothy (née Gaydos) Frank D. Gilroy
Relatives	brother Dan Gilroy brother John Gilroy

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the Bourne series starring Matt Damon, among other successful films, and directed the fourth film of the franchise. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for his direction and script for Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen.

Personal life

Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York, 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] He lives in Manhattan with his family.

Writing career

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 also wrote the script for 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,^[3] 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.^[4]

Directing career

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 $86 million worldwide.

Gilroy 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.

Filmography

Gilroy in March 2009.

• The Cutting Edge (1992) (writer)
• Dolores Claiborne (1995) (writer)
• The Devil's Advocate (with Jonathan Lemkin) (1997) (Co-writer)
• Armageddon (with Jonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams and Shane Salerno) (1998) (Co-writer)
• Bait (with Andrew Scheinman and Adam Scheinman) (2000) (Co-Writer)
• Proof of Life (2000) (writer/executive producer)
• The Bourne Identity (with W. Blake Herron) (2002) (Co-writer)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (writer)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (with Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi) (2007) (Co-writer)
• Michael Clayton (2007) (writer/director)
• Duplicity (2009) (writer/director)
• State of Play (with Matthew Carnahan and Billy Ray) (2009) (Co-writer)
• The Bourne Legacy (with Dan Gilroy) (2012) (director/co-writer)
• Bourne 5 (with Anthony Peckham) (co-writer)

References

External links

• Tony Gilroy at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile in The New Yorker