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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-10-20 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, England, UK

Danny Boyle

Biography:

Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting (1996) and its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), and Steve Jobs (2015). For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was widely praised as a "masterpiece" and "a love letter to Britain".

Known For

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28 Days Later

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Inspector Morse

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28 Years Later

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127 Hours

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Trainspotting

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Yesterday

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Slumdog Millionaire

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Sunshine

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Trust

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Steve Jobs

Acting

2023

Choose Irvine Welsh. as Self (archive footage)

imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester as Self - interviewed guest

2019

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece as Self

2017

The Alternativity as Himself

2016

One Night In 2012

2015

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

2014

Jai Ho as Self

2013

The Class of ‘92 as Self

Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story as Self

2012

Side by Side as Self

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth as Self

2009

Live from Studio Five as Self

2007

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self

The Graham Norton Show as Self

2003

Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' as Self

2002

Top Gear as Self

2000

Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Narrator (Voice)

1995

At Sundance as Self

Digging Your Own Grave

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1968

60 Minutes as Self

Directing

2025

28 Years Later as Director

2023

Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now as Director

2022

Pistol as Director

2019

Yesterday as Director

2018

Trust as Director

2017

T2 Trainspotting as Director

2015

Steve Jobs as Director

2014

Babylon as Director

2013

Trance as Director

2012

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder as Director

Happy and Glorious as Director

2011

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein as Director

2010

127 Hours as Director

2008

Slumdog Millionaire as Director

Alien Love Triangle as Director

2007

Sunshine as Director

2005

The Hollow Men as Director

2004

Millions as Director

2002

28 Days Later as Director

2001

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise as Director

Strumpet as Director

2000

The Beach as Director

1997

A Life Less Ordinary as Director

1996

Trainspotting as Director

1994

Shallow Grave as Director

1993

Not Even God Is Wise Enough as Director

Mr. Wroe's Virgins as Director

1991

Arise and Go Now as Director

For the Greater Good as Director

1989

The Nightwatch as Director

The Hen House as Director

Monkeys as Director

1987

Scout as Director

The Venus de Milo Instead as Director

Inspector Morse as Director

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Antarctica as Director

Methuselah as Director

28 Years Later Part 3 as Director

Production

2026

28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple as Producer

2025

28 Years Later as Producer

2022

Pistol as Executive Producer

2021

Creation Stories as Executive Producer

2019

Yesterday as Producer

2018

Trust as Executive Producer

2017

T2 Trainspotting as Producer

Battle of the Sexes as Producer

2015

Steve Jobs as Producer

2014

Babylon as Executive Producer

2013

Trance as Producer

2010

127 Hours as Producer

2007

28 Weeks Later as Executive Producer

1997

Twin Town as Executive Producer

1989

Monkeys as Producer

Elephant as Producer

1987

The Rockingham Shoot as Producer

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28 Years Later Part 3 as Producer

Methuselah as Producer

Sound

1997

A Life Less Ordinary as Original Music Composer

Writing

2025

28 Years Later as Writer

2012

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder as Writer

2010

127 Hours as Screenplay

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Antarctica as Screenplay

Creator

2014

Babylon as Creator