Andrew Macdonald (producer)
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Andrew Macdonald | |
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| Born | January 1966 (age 59) Scotland |
| Alma mater | Glenalmond College |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Kevin Macdonald (brother) Emeric Pressburger (grandfather) |
Andrew Macdonald (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on films including Shallow Grave (1994),[1] Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002).[2] He has also frequently collaborated with screenwriter John Hodge and writer-director Alex Garland.
Life and career
[edit]Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is the founder of DNA Films, the production company responsible for The Parole Officer (2001), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), 28 Years Later (2025), two of which Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland wrote. He also produced Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina.
He is the brother of Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born British Jewish Oscar-winning filmmaker Emeric Pressburger.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Producer
- Shallow Grave (1994)
- Trainspotting (1996)
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- The Beach (2000)
- The Parole Officer (2001)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- Sunshine (2007)
- 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- Dredd (2012)
- The Sweeney (2012)
- Sunshine on Leith (2013)
- Ex Machina (2015)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
- T2 Trainspotting (2017)
- Annihilation (2018)
- Men (2022)
- Civil War (2024)
- 28 Years Later (2025)
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Executive producer
- Twin Town (1997)
- Beautiful Creatures (2000) (Uncredited)
- Strictly Sinatra (2001)
- Heartlands (2002)
- The Final Curtain (2002)
- The Last King of Scotland (2006)
- The History Boys (2006)
Special thanks
- Separate Lies (2005)
- Agora (2009)
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Trainspotting | Flat Buyer | Uncredited |
Television
[edit]Producer
- The Making of an Englishman (1995) (Documentary)
- Hitler's Warriors (1998) (Documentary)
Executive Producer
- Devs (2020)
- Black Narcissus (2020)
- Shōgun (2024)
References
[edit]External links
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- Film people from Glasgow
- Scottish film producers
- Scottish people of English descent
- British people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
- Scottish people of Hungarian descent
- Scottish people of Jewish descent
- Scottish expatriates in the United States
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- People educated at Glenalmond College
- 1966 births
- Living people