Dan Gilroy

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Biography

Daniel Christopher Gilroy (born June 24, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Nightcrawler (2014), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. His other screenwriting credits include Freejack (1992), Two for the Money (2005), The Fall (2006), Real Steel (2011), and The Bourne Legacy (2012)—the last in collaboration with his brother Tony Gilroy. His wife, Rene Russo, has also been his frequent collaborator since the two met in 1992 and married later that year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Gilroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Dan Gilroy has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1992. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently MonsterVerse with 1 titles. Signature works include Real Steel, Kong: Skull Island, Nightcrawler. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Writing
Gender
male
Known Credits
23
Birth Date
1959-06-24 00:00:00
Birth Place
Santa Monica, California, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Frequent Collaborators

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