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Director
Occupations
Television director, Writer, Filmmaker, Screenwriter
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Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Education
Sevenoaks School, Gravesend Grammar School
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
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Paul Greengrass is known for directing.
Born in Cheam, Surrey, England, UK (age 70).
2 awards including BAFTA Award for Best Direction.
Paul Greengrass has 13 credits in our database.
Studied at Array.
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Filmography (13)
The Lost Bus
Director, Writer
Jason Bourne
Director, Producer, Writer
Captain Phillips
Director
Green Zone
Producer, Director
The Bourne Ultimatum
Director
United 93
Writer, Producer, Director
Omagh
Producer, Writer
The Bourne Supremacy
Director
Bloody Sunday
Director, Writer
The Theory of Flight
Director
AWARDS (4)
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2022
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BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2007
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BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2007
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Biography
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.
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How old is Paul Greengrass?
Paul Greengrass is 70 years old, born on .
Where was Paul Greengrass born?
Paul Greengrass was born in Cheam, Surrey, England, UK.
What movies or shows has Paul Greengrass been in?
Paul Greengrass has 13 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Lost Bus (2025), Jason Bourne (2016), Captain Phillips (2013), Green Zone (2010), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
What is Paul Greengrass known for?
Paul Greengrass is primarily known as a director. 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…
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