Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

67 · Born: Oct 20, 1956

Personal Details

Born Oct 20, 1956 Manchester, England, UK
Parents
  • Annie Boyle
  • Frank 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".

Career

2023
Choose Irvine
Choose Irvine
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2016
One Night in 2012
One Night in 2012
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2000
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Narrator (Voice)
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2020
2019: A Year in the Life of a Year
2019
Top Gear
Top Gear
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2017
The Alternativity
The Alternativity
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2014
Jai Ho
Jai Ho
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2013
The Class of '92
The Class of '92
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2012
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Side by Side
Side by Side
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2011
Top Gear
Top Gear
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2003
1995
At Sundance
At Sundance
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2019
Yesterday
Yesterday as Director
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2017
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting as Director
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2015
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs as Director
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2013
Trance
Trance as Director
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2012
XXX Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2011
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein as Director
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2010
127 Hours
127 Hours as Director, Screenplay
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2008
Alien Love Triangle
Alien Love Triangle as Director
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Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire as Director
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2007
Sunshine
Sunshine as Director
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2004
Millions
Millions as Director
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2002
28 Days Later
28 Days Later as Director
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2001
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
Strumpet
Strumpet as Director
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2000
The Beach
The Beach as Director
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1997
A Life Less Ordinary
A Life Less Ordinary as Director
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1996
Trainspotting
Trainspotting as Director
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1994
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave as Director
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1989
The Nightwatch
The Nightwatch as Director
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2014
Babylon
Babylon as Creator
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