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| Andrew Macdonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald January 1966 (age 58–59) Scotland |
| Alma mater | Glenalmond College |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Kevin Macdonald (brother) Emeric Pressburger (grandfather) |
Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle (including Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002), and writer-director Alex Garland.
Life and career
Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is also 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 (TBA), 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
Film
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Trainspotting | Flat Buyer | Uncredited |
Television
Producer
- The Making of an Englishman (1995) (Documentary)
- Hitler's Warriors (1998) (Documentary)
Executive Producer
- Devs (2020)
- Black Narcissus (2020)
- Shōgun (2024)
References
- "Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- The New York Times
- The New York Times
External links
- Andrew Macdonald at IMDb
- Andrew Macdonald at the BFI's Screenonline
- Interview
- Interview with Andrew Macdonald on success, Sunshine and his sibling Kevin at Eye For Film
- 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