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Andrew Macdonald
Born
Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald

January 1966 (age 58)
Scotland
Alma materGlenalmond College
OccupationFilm producer
Children1
RelativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
Emeric Pressburger (grandfather)

Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald[1] (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle (including Shallow Grave (1994),[2] Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002), [3] and writer-director Alex Garland.

Life and career

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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

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Film

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Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

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

Television

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Producer

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

Executive Producer

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Imre Flint Macdonald personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ The New York Times
  3. ^ The New York Times
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