- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 20, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Manchester, England, UK
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs. In 2009, Slumdog Millionaire won Boyle the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film won Best Picture. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in London, which was widely praised.
Filmography
movieSouthbank at 75: You Are Here
2026 · Director
movie28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · Producer
movie28 Years Later
2025 · Producer, Director
movieFree Your Mind: The Matrix Now
2023 · Director
movieimagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
2023 · Self - interviewed guest
movieBeyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieOff the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
tvPistol
2022 · Executive Producer, Director
movieCreation Stories
2021 · Executive Producer
moviePass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019 · Self
movieYesterday
2019 · Director, Producer
tvVidéo Club
2018 · Self
tvTrust
2018 · Director, Executive Producer
movieThe Alternativity
2017 · Himself
movieBattle of the Sexes
2017 · Producer
movieT2 Trainspotting
2017 · Director, Producer
tvQuotidien
2016 · Self - Guest
movieOne Night In 2012
2016
movieSteve Jobs
2015 · Director, Producer
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieNicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
2015 · Self
tvThe New Screen Savers
2015 · Self - Guest
tvBabylon
2014 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieJai Ho
2014 · Self
movieThe Class of ‘92
2013 · Self
movieTubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
2013 · Self
movieDanny Boyle: Retrospective
2013 · Self
movieTrance
2013 · Director, Producer
movieFrankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012 · Self
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
movieLondon 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012 · Director, Writer
movieHappy and Glorious
2012 · Director
movieNational Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011 · Director
movie127 Hours
2010 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
tvLive from Studio Five
2009 · Self
movieSlumdog Millionaire
2008 · Director
movieMemories of "Trainspotting"
2008 · Self
movieAlien Love Triangle
2008 · Director
tvBritish Film Forever
2007
movie28 Weeks Later
2007 · Executive Producer
movieSunshine
2007 · Director
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieMillions
2005 · Director
tvThe Hollow Men
2005 · Director
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
2003 · Self
movie28 Days Later
2002 · Director
tvTop Gear
2002 · Self
movieVacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001 · Director
movieStrumpet
2001 · Director
movieAlan Clarke: His Own Man
2000 · Narrator (Voice)
movieThe Beach
2000 · Director
movieA Life Less Ordinary
1997 · Director, Original Music Composer
movieTwin Town
1997 · Executive Producer
movieTrainspotting
1996 · Director
movieDigging Your Own Grave
1995
movieAt Sundance
1995 · Self
movieShallow Grave
1994 · Director
Not Even God Is Wise Enough
1993 · Director
movieElephant
1993 · Producer
tvMr. Wroe's Virgins
1993 · Director
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
movieArise and Go Now
1991 · Director
tvFor the Greater Good
1991 · Director
movieThe Nightwatch
1989 · Director
movieThe Hen House
1989 · Director
movieMonkeys
1989 · Director, Producer
movieThe Rockingham Shoot
1987 · Producer
The Venus de Milo Instead
1987 · Director
Scout
1987 · Director
tvInspector Morse
1987 · Director
tvScreenPlay
1986 · Director
tv60 Minutes
1968 · Self
Antarctica
— · Director, Screenplay
movie28 Years Later: Part III
— · Producer
movieInk
— · Director, Producer