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Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Known For Directing
Birthday Oct 20, 1956 (69)
Birthplace Manchester, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Oct 12, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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".

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Filmography

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

2000

as Narrator (Voice)

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

Screenplay

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

Original Music Composer

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

2025

Director

Yesterday

Yesterday

2019

Director

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017

Director

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015

Director

Trance

Trance

2013

Director

Happy and Glorious

Happy and Glorious

2012

Director

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

Director

Alien Love Triangle

Alien Love Triangle

2008

Director

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

Director

Sunshine

Sunshine

2007

Director

Millions

Millions

2004

Director

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002

Director

Strumpet

Strumpet

2001

Director

The Beach

The Beach

2000

Director

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

Director

Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996

Director

Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave

1994

Director

Monkeys

Monkeys

1989

Director

The Nightwatch

The Nightwatch

1989

Director

The Hen House

The Hen House

1989

Director

Scout

Scout

1987

Director

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

2025

Producer

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

2021

Executive Producer

Yesterday

Yesterday

2019

Producer

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017

Producer

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

2017

Producer

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015

Producer

Trance

Trance

2013

Producer

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

Producer

28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

2007

Executive Producer

Twin Town

Twin Town

1997

Executive Producer

Elephant

Elephant

1993

Producer

Monkeys

Monkeys

1989

Producer

The Rockingham Shoot

The Rockingham Shoot

1987

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Director Slumdog Millionaire Won
Golden Globes Best Director 127 Hours Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Director Slumdog Millionaire Won
Television Credits

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

60 Minutes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

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