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Andrew Macdonald (producer)

Scottish film producer

Scottish film producer

FieldValue
nameAndrew Macdonald
birth_date
birth_placeScotland
alma_materGlenalmond College
occupationFilm producer
relativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
Emeric Pressburger (grandfather)
children5

Emeric Pressburger (grandfather) Andrew Macdonald (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on films including Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002). He has also frequently collaborated with screenwriter John Hodge and writer-director Alex Garland.

Early life

Macdonald 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.

Career

Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is 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 (2025), three of which Danny Boyle directed and four of which Alex Garland wrote. He also produced Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina.

Filmography

Film

Producer

  • Shallow Grave (1994)
  • Trainspotting (1996)
  • A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
  • The Beach (2000)
  • The Parole Officer (2001)
  • 28 Days Later (2002)
  • Sunshine (2007)
  • 28 Weeks Later (2007)
  • Never Let Me Go (2010)
  • Dredd (2012)
  • Sunshine on Leith (2013)
  • Ex Machina (2015)
  • Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
  • T2 Trainspotting (2017)
  • Annihilation (2018)
  • Men (2022)
  • Civil War (2024)
  • Warfare (2025)
  • 28 Years Later (2025)
  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Executive producer
  • Twin Town (1997)
  • Beautiful Creatures (2000) (Uncredited)
  • Strictly Sinatra (2001)
  • Heartlands (2002)
  • The Final Curtain (2002)
  • The Last King of Scotland (2006)
  • The History Boys (2006)
  • The Sweeney (2012) Special thanks
  • Separate Lies (2005)
  • Agora (2009)

;As an actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996TrainspottingFlat BuyerUncredited

Television

Producer

  • The Making of an Englishman (1995) (Documentary)
  • Hitler's Warriors (1998) (Documentary)

Executive Producer

  • Devs (2020)
  • Black Narcissus (2020)
  • Shōgun (2024)

References

References

  1. [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CE6D7113EF933A25751C0A963958260 The New York Times]
  2. [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE6D8113BF934A15755C0A9659C8B63 The New York Times]
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