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Tony Gilroy
Gilroy in 2012 at The Bourne Legacy premiere in Sydney
Born
Anthony Joseph Gilroy

(1956-09-11) September 11, 1956 (age 68)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
Years active1992–present
SpouseSusan Gilroy
Children2
FatherFrank D. Gilroy
RelativesDan Gilroy (brother)
John Gilroy (brother)

Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays for the original Bourne trilogy (2002–2007) and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012). He also wrote and directed Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009), earning nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the former.

In 2016, Gilroy was hired by Lucasfilm to provide rewrites and uncredited reshoots for Rogue One. He later returned to the Star Wars universe as the showrunner, head writer and executive producer of Andor (2022–present), a Disney+ political spy drama series chronicling the evolution of Cassian Andor over a five-year period preceding the events of Rogue One.

Personal life

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Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York City, 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] Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.[3] He has two children, Sam and Kathryn, and is married to Susan Gilroy.

Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York.[4] He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974[5][6] at 16 years old[7] and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.[4][8]

Career

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Gilroy in March 2009.

Writing

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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 was one of five credited writers on Michael Bay's 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,[9] 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 was 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.[10]

In 2018, he received a Distinguished Screenwriter Award from the Austin Film Festival.[11]

Directing

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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 over $92 million worldwide.

He 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.

Star Wars

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In 2016, Gilroy co-wrote the script to the sci-fi war film Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a prequel to the 1977 classic Star Wars. Gilroy shared writing duties with fellow filmmaker Chris Weitz.

In October 2019, Gilroy returned to the Star Wars franchise to serve as the showrunner for the Disney+ political spy drama Andor, taking over from Stephen Schiff. Gilroy wrote five of the twelve episodes in the series' first season and was also originally set to direct multiple episodes.[12] However, Toby Haynes took over as the director of these episodes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[13] After multiple delays, Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, and received widespread critical acclaim. It received a total of eight Emmy nominations, including a nomination for the best drama series and nods for writing, directing, cinematography and musical score.[14]

Gilroy based his storytelling about the character Cassian Andor on Joseph Stalin. Of the star of the series, Diego Luna, Gilroy remarked to Rolling Stone, "If you look at a picture of Young Stalin, isn't he glamorous? He looks like Diego!" [15]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1992 The Cutting Edge No Yes No
1995 Dolores Claiborne No Yes No
1996 Extreme Measures No Yes No
1997 The Devil's Advocate No Yes No
1998 Armageddon No Adaptation No
2000 Bait No Yes Executive
Proof of Life No Yes Executive
2002 The Bourne Identity No Yes No
2004 The Bourne Supremacy No Yes No
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum No Yes No
Michael Clayton Yes Yes No Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver"
2009 Duplicity Yes Yes No
State of Play No Yes No
2012 The Bourne Legacy Yes Yes No
2014 Nightcrawler No No Yes
2016 Rogue One No Yes No Uncredited director of reshoots;
Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"
The Great Wall No Yes No
2018 Beirut No Yes Yes

Uncredited writing works

Year Title Notes
1998 Enemy of the State [16]
2021 The Woman in the Window Rewrites for reshoots[17]

Television

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Year(s) Title Writer Producer Notes
1993 For Better and for Worse Yes No Television movie
2015–2016 House of Cards No Consulting 26 episodes
2018 Hammerhead: The Superior Project No Executive Television movie
2022–present Andor Yes Executive Creator and executive producer (12 episodes)
Writer (5 episodes)

Awards and nominations

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Year Title Award Category Result
2007 Michael Clayton Academy Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Nominated
Edgar Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay Won
Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2022 Andor Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
Peabody Awards Entertainment Won

References

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  1. ^ "Frank D. Gilroy Biography (1925-)". filmreference.com.
  2. ^ "Tony Gilroy Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com.
  3. ^ Frank D. Gilroy
  4. ^ a b Max, D.T. (March 16, 2009). "Twister". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ McKnight, Dale (February 2010). "Making the Grade: Examining the Valley's High Schools". Hudson Valley Magazine. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Lussier, Germain (January 23, 2008). "7 Oscar nominations for Washingtonville's Tony Gilroy and 'Michael Clayton'". recordonline.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  7. ^ Lussier, Germain (October 12, 2007). "'Michael Clayton' starring George Clooney, Blooming Grove, Moodna Viaduct and a directorial debut by Washingtonville grad Tony Gilroy". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Feeney, Mark (October 7, 2007). "Writer's move to director goes according to script". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards". Bookreporter.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  10. ^ "Tony Gilroy Delivers his BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture". BAFTA. September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  11. ^ "2018 Winners". Austin Film Festival. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Otterson, Joe (October 15, 2019). "'Rogue One' Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor 'Star Wars' Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 22, 2020). "'Black Mirror's Toby Haynes To Direct 'Rogue One' Spin-Off Series at Disney+ As Tony Gilroy Steps Aside As Director". Deadline Hollywood.
  14. ^ Brenzican, Anthony (August 17, 2023). "'Andor': Inside the Making of a Perfect 'Star Wars' Episode". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "How 'Andor' Drew from… Joseph Stalin? Plus: Inside Season 2 of the Revolutionary Star Wars Show". Rolling Stone. November 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "Enemy of the State (1998)". Motion State Review. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Woman in the Window: Tony Gilroy Was Brought in to Write the Reshoots on the Amy Adams Thriller". The Playlist. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
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