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Daniel Christopher Gilroy 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. Before becoming both a writer and director, Gilroy worked mostly as a screenwriter. His 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.
Birth Name
Daniel Christopher Gilroy
Born
Wednesday, 24 June 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The Man Who Saw Too Much | 2017 | |
| The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? | Self | 2015 |
| The Oscars | Self - Nominee | 2015 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| Just Seen It | Self | 2011 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The Man Who Saw Too Much | 2017 | |
| The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? | Self | 2015 |
| The Oscars | Self - Nominee | 2015 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| Just Seen It | Self | 2011 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 2002 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Velvet Buzzsaw | 2019 |
| Roman J. Israel, Esq. | 2017 |
| Nightcrawler | 2014 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Magazine Dreams | 2023 |
| Two for the Money | 2005 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
