Tony Gilroy
Gilroy has also written three screenplays for director Taylor Hackford: Dolores Claiborne, based on the novel by Stephen King and starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh; The Devil's Advocate, starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron; and Proof of Life, starring Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan, which Gilroy also executive produced. Gilroy also co-wrote the screenplay for Universal Pictures' State of Play, starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck.
Gilroy's additional writing credits include Michael Bay's blockbuster Armageddon, starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler and Billy Bob Thornton; Michael Apted's Extreme Measures, starring Gene Hackman, Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker; and The Cutting Edge, starring D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly.
Raised in upstate New York, Gilroy is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and filmmaker Frank D. Gilroy. His brother Dan Gilroy is a screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Bourne Legacy, and his brother John Gilroy is a film editor who also worked on Michael Clayton, Duplicity and The Bourne Legacy.
Tony Gilroy Facts
Birth Name | Anthony Joseph Gilroy |
Occupation | Screenwriter, Director |
Birthday | September 11, 1956 (67) |
Sign | Virgo |
Birthplace | Manhattan, New York, USA |
Height | 6' 1" (1m85) How tall is Tony Gilroy compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
Duplicity | ||
CUTTING EDGE: GOING FOR THE GOLD, THE | ||
Michael Clayton | ||
The Bourne Legacy | ||
Extreme Measures | ||
The Bourne Ultimatum | ||
Bait | ||
Proof of Life | ||
Erin Brockovich / Notting Hill / Duplicity / Charlie Wilson's War Four Feature Films | ||
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