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Philip Alexander Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time".

Birth Name

Philip Alexander Gibney

Born

Friday, 23 October 1953

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Totally Under Control	Narrator / Narrator (voice)	2020
Crazy, Not Insane	Self - Interviewer	2020
Citizen K	Narrator	2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley	Interviewer / Self - Narrator / Self - Interviewer	2019
Dirty Money	Himself	2018
Parched	Narrator	2017
Zero Days	Himself	2016
Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine	Narrator (voice)	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering	Himself	2015

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Totally Under Control	Narrator / Narrator (voice)	2020
Crazy, Not Insane	Self - Interviewer	2020
Citizen K	Narrator	2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley	Interviewer / Self - Narrator / Self - Interviewer	2019
Dirty Money	Himself	2018
Parched	Narrator	2017
Zero Days	Himself	2016
Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine	Narrator (voice)	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering	Himself	2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All	Himself	2015
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief	Narrator (voice)	2015
The New Yorker Presents	Himself	2015
30 for 30: Soccer Stories	Himself - Narrator	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
New Day	Himself	2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks	Himself - Narrator	2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God	Himself - Narrator (voice)	2012
CBS This Morning	Himself - Documentary Filmmaker, Himself	1992
Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream	Narrator (voice)	2012
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die	Himself - 'Taxi to the Dark Side' Director, Himself - Director, 'Enron'	2011
Catching Hell	Himself	2011
Overheard with Evan Smith	Self - Interviewee	2010
The High Bar	Himself - Guest	2010
Taxi To The Dark Side	Narrator (voice)	2007
Doc Talk	Himself	2006
The Colbert Report	Himself - Guest	2005
The Hour	Himself	2005
At the Movies	Himself	2004
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	2003
The Daily Show	Self	1996
See Hear	Himself	1981
CBS News Sunday Morning	Himself - Documentary Filmmaker	1979

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Totally Under Control	2020
The Innocence Files	2020
Crazy, Not Insane	2020
Citizen K	2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley	2019
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI	2018
The Looming Tower	2018
Dirty Money	2018
No Stone Unturned	2017
Rolling Stone: Stories From The Edge	2017
Zero Days	2016
Cooked	2016
Billions	2016
Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine	2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All	2015
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief	2015
Finding Fela!	2014
Ceasefire Massacre	2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown	2014
30 for 30: Soccer Stories	2014
The Armstrong Lie	2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks	2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God	2012
Dear Governor Cuomo	2012
30 for 30 Shorts	2012
The Last Gladiators	2012
Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream	2012
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place	2011
Catching Hell	2011
ESPN Films	2011
Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer	2010
Freakonomics	2010
Casino Jack And The United States Of Money	2010
My Trip to Al-Qaeda	2010
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	2008
Taxi To The Dark Side	2007
The Human Behavior Experiments	2006
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room	2005
Independent Lens	1999

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Tiger	2020
Totally Under Control	2020
Kingdom of Silence	2020
Agents of Chaos	2020
Laurel Canyon	2020
The Innocence Files	2020
How to Fix a Drug Scandal	2020
Crazy, Not Insane	2020
Citizen K	2019
The Family	2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley	2019
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	2018
The Clinton Affair	2018
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI	2018
Salt Fat Acid Heat	2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind	2018
The China Hustle	2018
The Looming Tower	2018
Dirty Money	2018
No Stone Unturned	2017
Rolling Stone: Stories From The Edge	2017
The Last Shot	2017
City of Ghosts	2017
ELIÁN	2017
Parched	2017
American Jihad	2017
Water & Power: A California Heist	2017
The Killing Season	2016
Zero Days	2016
Spring Broke	2016
Cooked	2016
Janis: Little Girl Blue	2015
Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine	2015
Sunshine Superman	2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All	2015
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief	2015
The New Yorker Presents	2015
Edge of Eighteen	2014
Finding Fela!	2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown	2014
30 for 30: Soccer Stories	2014
Death Row Stories	2014
The Armstrong Lie	2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks	2013
History of the Eagles	2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God	2012
Venus and Serena	2012
The Last Gladiators	2012
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place	2011
Catching Hell	2011
Biba! One Island, 879 Votes	2011
Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer	2010
Freakonomics	2010
Casino Jack And The United States Of Money	2010
My Trip to Al-Qaeda	2010
Dirty Business	2009
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	2008
Mr. Untouchable	2007
Love Comes Lately	2007
No End In Sight	2007
Taxi To The Dark Side	2007
The House Is Burning	2006
Who Killed The Electric Car?	2006
The Human Behavior Experiments	2006
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities	2006
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room	2005
Lightning In A Bottle	2004
The Blues	2003
The Soul of a Man	2003
The Trials Of Henry Kissinger	2002
Brooklyn Babylon	2001
Soldiers in the Army of God	2000
The Huntress	2000
Independent Lens	1999
The Pacific Century	1992

Year	Type	Category	Won

2019	Emmy	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking	Nominated
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming	Won
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming	Won
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	Won
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	Nominated
2013	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming	Nominated
2013	Emmy	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking	Won
2013	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming	Won
2008	Oscar	Best Documentary, Features	Won
2006	Oscar	Best Documentary, Features	Nominated
2004	Emmy	Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Nominated