Paul McGuigan
Paul McGuigan (born 19 September 1963) is a Scottish film and television director, best known for directing films such as Lucky Number Slevin, Gangster No. 1 and Push. He has also directed episodes of Sherlock, Scandal, Monroe and Smash.
Paul McGuigan
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- Name
- Paul McGuigan
- Born
- 19 September 1963
- Birthplace
- Bellshill, Scotland
- Occupation
- Film and television director
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Paul McGuigan (born 19 September 1963) is a Scottish film and television director, best known for directing films such as Lucky Number Slevin, Gangster No. 1 and Push. He has also directed episodes of Sherlock, Scandal, Monroe and Smash.
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• Name — Paul McGuigan • Born — 19 September 1963 • Birthplace — Bellshill, Scotland • Occupation — Film and television director • Years Active — 1998–present
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 2006 — Thief — Episode: "Pilot" • 2008 — Takedown — Web series; 6 episodes • 2010 — Sherlock — 2 episodes: "A Study in Pink" and "The Great Game" • 2011 — Monroe — 3 episodes • 2012 — Scandal — "Sweet Baby" • Sherlock — 2 episodes: "A Scandal in Belgravia" and "The Hounds of Baskerville" • Smash — "Hell on Earth" • 2013 — Devious Maids — "Pilot" • Lucky 7 — "Pilot" • 2016 — The Family — 3 episodes: "Pilot", "All the Live Long Day" and "What Took So Long" • Luke Cage — 2 episodes: "Moment of Truth" and "Code of the Streets" • Designated Survivor — "Pilot" • 2017 — Kevin (Probably) Saves the World — "Pilot" • 2019 — Carnival Row — "Some Dark God Wakes" • 2019–20 — Emergence — 3 episodes: "Pilot", "Where You Belong" and "Killshot Prt. 2" • 2020 — Dracula — "The Dark Compass" • Big Sky — 2 episodes: "Pilot" & "Nowhere to Run" • 2022 — Inside Man — Miniseries, 4 episodes • 2023 — Will Trent — "Pilot" • 2023 — Judgement — "Laws of Attraction" • 2026 — R.J. Decker — "Pilot"
Film
• The Acid House (1998) • Gangster No. 1 (2000) • The Reckoning (2004) • Wicker Park (2004) • Lucky Number Slevin (2006) • Push (2009) • Victor Frankenstein (2015) • Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Awards
• Year || width="225" style="text-align:left;background-color:#B0C4DE;"| Awarded by || style="text-align:left;background-color:#B0C4DE;"| Award • 1998 — Royal Television Society — * Won, Best Newcomer Award, The Granton Star Cause • Stockholm Film Festival — * Won, FIPRESCI Prize, The Acid House (For its originality in presenting a crass Scottish everyday world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic light, very true to its author and its adventurous visual style.) * Nominated, Bronze Horse, The Acid House • 1999 — Fantasporto — * Won, AMC Audience Award and Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, The Acid House * Nominated, International Fantasy Film Award, The Acid House • Catalan International Film Festival — * Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold, The Acid House • New York Underground Film Festival — * Nominated, Best film, The Acid House • 2000 — AFI Fest — * Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Gangster No. 1 • Dinard Festival of British Cinema — * Nominated, Golden Hitchcock, Gangster No. 1 • European Film Awards — * Nominated, European Discovery of the Year, Gangster No. 1 • 2004 — Montréal World Film Festival — * Nominated, Grand Prix des Amériques, Wicker Park • 2012 — Primetime Emmy Award — * Nominated, Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Scottish film director Paul McGuigan arriving at the premiere of his new film, Push, Mann Theater, Westwood.
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