Charlie McDowell

Charlie McDowell
Born (1983-07-10) July 10, 1983
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Filmmaker

Charlie McDowell (born July 10, 1983) is an American film director and writer.

McDowell was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of English actor Malcolm McDowell and American actress Mary Steenburgen.[1][2] He has an older sister, Lilly Amanda (born 1981), and three younger half-brothers, Beckett Taylor (born 2004), Finnian Anderson (born 2006), and Seamus Hudson (born 2009), from his father's marriage to Kelley Kuhr.

In 2011 McDowell's Twitter feed, @charliemcdowell, was described by Time as "one of the most hilarious Twitter feeds out there,"[3] and in 2013 Three Rivers Press published McDowell's book, Dear Girls Above Me, based on his Twitter feed.[4][5]

His debut film, The One I Love, was released in 2014. He is currently working on a new film titled The Discovery, starring Rooney Mara and Nicholas Hoult.[6]

He has been in a long-term relationship with actress Rooney Mara since 2010.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Matt Patches (2014-01-08). "Sundance Preview: Mark Duplass is Both Mentor and Star on Set of 'The One I Love'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. ↑ Nigel M Smith (2015-04-18). "The Indiewire Springboard: Meet Twitter Sensation, Published Author and Director of 'The One I Love, Charlie McDowell". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ↑ Megan Gibson (28 March 2011). "Charlie McDowell". Time. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dear Girls Above Me [review]". Publishers Weekly. 2013-07-01.
  5. ↑ Zosia Bielski (2013-06-27). "‘Forced to listen’ to the girls upstairs, Charlie McDowell took to Twitter". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  6. ↑ Dave McNary (2015-10-27). "Nicholas Hoult, Rooney Mara Starring in Romance ‘The Discovery’". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  7. ↑ "Rooney Mara Is Dating Charlie McDowell". People Magazine. 18 January 2012.

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