Douglas McGrath

For the Canadian actor, see Doug McGrath.

Douglas McGrath
Born	February 2, 1958 (1958-02-02) New York City, New York, U.S.

Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (born February 2, 1958) is an American screenwriter. He is also a film director and actor.

McGrath was nominated for a both an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for his Bullets Over Broadway screenplay. He was twice nominated for a Writers Guild of America award:

• 1997 for Emma
• 1995 for Bullets Over Broadway He also writes political commentary, such as "The Flapjack File", a column for The New Republic.

A son of Beatrice and R. Searle McGrath, an independent oil producer from Midland, Texas, McGrath married Jane Read Martin in 1995; they have one son named Henry.

Partial filmography

Writer

• Infamous (2006)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Company Man (2000)
• Emma (1996)
• Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
• Born Yesterday (1993)
• L.A. Law (1 episode, 1989)
  • "One Rat, One Ranger"
• Saturday Night Live (12 episodes, 1980–1981)

Actor

• Hollywood Ending (2002) – Barbecue Guest
• Small Time Crooks (2000) – Frenchy's Lawyer
• Company Man (2000) – Alan Quimp
• The Insider (1999) – Private Investigator
• Celebrity (1998) – Bill Gaines
• Happiness (1998) – Tom
• Prix Fixe (1997) – Bob Waterman
• The Daytrippers (1996) – Chap
  • aka En route vers Manhattan
• Quiz Show (1994) – Snodgrass

Director

• I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
• His Way (2011)
• Infamous (2006)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Company Man (2000)
• Emma (1996)

External links

• Douglas McGrath at the Internet Movie Database