Andrew Macdonald (producer)

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Andrew Macdonald
Born1966 (age 55–56)
Alma materGlenalmond College
OccupationFilm producer
Children5
RelativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
Wendy Orme (grandmother)
Emeric Pressburger (grandfather)

Andrew Macdonald (born 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, including Shallow Grave (1994),[1] Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002).[2]

Life and career[edit]

Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is also the founder of DNA Films, the production company responsible for The Parole Officer (2001), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), 28 Months Later (TBA), two of which Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland wrote. He also produced Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina.

He is the brother of Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born British Jewish Oscar-winning filmmaker Emeric Pressburger.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1996 Trainspotting Flat Buyer Uncredited

Television[edit]

Executive Producer

Producer

  • The Making of an Englishman (1995) (Documentary)
  • Hitler's Warriors (TBA) (Documentary)


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