Danny Boyle
Biography
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting (1996) and its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), and Steve Jobs (2015). For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was widely praised as a "masterpiece" and "a love letter to Britain".
Acting (16 movies)
Choose Irvine Welsh.
2023
Side by Side
2012
The Class of ‘92
2013
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
2023
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
2015
Jai Ho
2014
One Night In 2012
2016
Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
2013
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
2000
At Sundance
1995
The Alternativity
2017
Digging Your Own Grave
1995
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019
Danny Boyle: Retrospective
2013
Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008
Directing (28 movies)
28 Days Later
2002
Sunshine
2007
Trainspotting
1996
The Beach
2000
A Life Less Ordinary
1997
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
Shallow Grave
1994
Millions
2004
127 Hours
2010
Trance
2013
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
Strumpet
2001
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Happy and Glorious
2012
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011
Steve Jobs
2015
Scout
1987
The Venus de Milo Instead
1987
Alien Love Triangle
2008
Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now
2023
The Nightwatch
1989
The Hen House
1989
Monkeys
1989
28 Years Later
2025
Arise and Go Now
1991
Not Even God Is Wise Enough
1993
Yesterday
2019
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Rockingham Shoot | 1987 | Producer |
| Monkeys | 1989 | Producer |
| Elephant | 1993 | Producer |
| Twin Town | 1997 | Executive Producer |
| A Life Less Ordinary | 1997 | Original Music Composer |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| 127 Hours | 2010 | Screenplay |
| 127 Hours | 2010 | Producer |
| London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | 2012 | Writer |
| Trance | 2013 | Producer |
| Steve Jobs | 2015 | Producer |
| T2 Trainspotting | 2017 | Producer |
| Battle of the Sexes | 2017 | Producer |
| Yesterday | 2019 | Producer |
| Creation Stories | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| 28 Years Later | 2025 | Producer |
| 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | 2026 | Producer |