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Andrew Macdonald
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Scotland
Alma materGlenalmond College
OccupationFilm producer
ChildrenTed Macdonald
RelativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
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] and writer-director Alex Garland.

Life and career

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 Years 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

Film

Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

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

Television

Executive Producer

Producer

References

  1. ^ The New York Times
  2. ^ The New York Times

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