Danny Boyle

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Danny Boyle

Directing 69 October 20, 1956

Manchester, England, UK

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire,…

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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

7.7 2008 Movie
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

8.0 1996 Movie
28 Days Later

28 Days Later

7.2 2002 Movie
127 Hours

127 Hours

7.1 2010 Movie
28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

6.6 2007 Movie
The Beach

The Beach

6.5 2000 Movie
Sunshine

Sunshine

7.0 2007 Movie
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

6.8 2015 Movie
Yesterday

Yesterday

6.7 2019 Movie
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

6.9 2017 Movie
28 Years Later

28 Years Later

6.6 2025 Movie
Trance

Trance

6.6 2013 Movie

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Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs. In 2009, Slumdog Millionaire won Boyle the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film won Best Picture. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in London, which was widely praised.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    INK

    Movie Director

  2. 2026
    Southbank at 75: You Are Here

    Movie Director

  3. 2026
    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

    Movie Producer

  4. 2025
    28 Years Later

    Movie Producer

  5. 2023
    Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now

    Movie Director

  6. 2023
    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    Movie Self - interviewed guest

  7. 2023
    Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2023
    Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting

    Movie

  9. 2022
    Pistol

    TV show Executive Producer

  10. 2021
    Creation Stories

    Movie Executive Producer

  11. 2019
    Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

    Movie Self

  12. 2019
    Yesterday

    Movie Director

  13. 2018
    Trust

    TV show Director

  14. 2017
    The Alternativity

    Movie Himself

  15. 2017
    Battle of the Sexes

    Movie Producer

  16. 2017
    T2 Trainspotting

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2016
    Quotidien

    TV show Self - Guest

  2. 2016
    One Night In 2012

    Movie

  3. 2015
    Steve Jobs

    Movie Director

  4. 2015
    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    TV show Self

  5. 2015
    Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

    Movie Self

  6. 2015
    The New Screen Savers

    TV show Self - Guest

  7. 2014
    Babylon

    TV show Executive Producer

  8. 2014
    Jai Ho

    Movie Self

  9. 2013
    The Class of ‘92

    Movie Self

  10. 2013
    Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

    Movie Self

  11. 2013
    Danny Boyle: Retrospective

    Movie Self

  12. 2013
    Trance

    Movie Director

  13. 2012
    Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

    Movie Self

  14. 2012
    Side by Side

    Movie Self

  15. 2012
    London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

    Movie Director

  16. 2012
    Happy and Glorious

    Movie Director

  17. 2011
    National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

    Movie Director

  18. 2010
    127 Hours

    Movie Producer

  19. 2009
    Live from Studio Five

    TV show Self

  20. 2008
    Slumdog Millionaire

    Movie Director

  21. 2008
    Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Movie Self

  22. 2008
    Alien Love Triangle

    Movie Director

  23. 2007
    Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

    Movie Self

  24. 2007
    British Film Forever

    TV show