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Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass CBE (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. One of his early films, Bloody Sunday (2002), won the Golden Bear at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other films Greengrass has directed include three entries of the Bourne action-thriller film series: The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Jason Bourne (2016). He also directed United 93 (2006), for which Greengrass won the BAFTA Award for Best Director and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director; as well as Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013). In 2004, he co-wrote and produced the film Omagh, which won the Single Drama award from the British Academy Television Awards. In 2007, Greengrass co-founded Directors UK, a professional organisation of British filmmakers, and was its first president until 2014. He ranked 28th on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood in 2007. In 2008, The Telegraph named him among the most influential people in British culture. In 2017, Greengrass was honoured with a British Film Institute Fellowship. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Greengrass, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

August 13, 1955 (71 years old)
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The Lost Bus - Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera and Paul Greengrass at the World Premiere TIFF 2025
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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The Bourne Supremacy
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The Bourne Supremacy
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Jason Bourne
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World in Action
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The Lost Bus
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The Lost Bus
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Captain Phillips
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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The Bourne Supremacy
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The Bourne Supremacy
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Jason Bourne
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Jason Bourne
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The Lost Bus
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Captain Phillips
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Captain Phillips
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News of the World
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News of the World
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World in Action
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Five Came Back
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'The Lost Bus' Clip: I Can Get 'Em 01:31
'The Lost Bus' Clip: I Can Get 'Em
'The Lost Bus' Trailer 02:30
'The Lost Bus' Trailer
'The Lost Bus' Teaser Trailer 01:16
'The Lost Bus' Teaser Trailer
United 93 - DVD Clip - #1 01:34
United 93 - DVD Clip - #1
Weekend Movie Preview - Captain Phillips & Machete Kills 02:05
Weekend Movie Preview - Captain Phillips & Machete Kills
'Jason Bourne' (2016) Trailer 02:28
'Jason Bourne' (2016) Trailer

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'The Bourne Supremacy' At 15: 13 Things You Didn't Know About The Spy Sequel

'The Bourne Supremacy' At 15: 13 Things You Didn't Know About The Spy Sequel

You'll remember this trivia.

Todd Gilchrist ·
Tom Hanks Movie 'News of the World' Finds New Home After Fox 2000 Shutdown

Tom Hanks Movie 'News of the World' Finds New Home After Fox 2000 Shutdown

Good news!

Sharon Knolle ·
Paul Greengrass in Talks to Direct Tom Hanks in 'News of the World'

Paul Greengrass in Talks to Direct Tom Hanks in 'News of the World'

Who is the captain now?

Kelly Woo ·
Here's Why 'Jason Bourne' Is Both a Box-Office Hit and a Disappointment

Here's Why 'Jason Bourne' Is Both a Box-Office Hit and a Disappointment

Remember what we noted last week about sequel fatigue? The seemingly strong return of the "Bourne" franchise with "Jason...

Gary Susman ·
Directors Dish: Actor Tried to Punch Joe Wright, David Fincher Once Did 107 Takes

Directors Dish: Actor Tried to Punch Joe Wright, David Fincher Once Did 107 Takes

This one is for the real cinephiles. Empire asked Bond director Sam Mendes to guest edit the "Spectre" issue and he laun...

Gina Carbone ·
Tommy Lee Jones Joins the New 'Bourne' Sequel

Tommy Lee Jones Joins the New 'Bourne' Sequel

Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones has joined the upcoming "Bourne" sequel, according to a new report. Variety writes that Jo...

Katie Roberts ·