Andrew Macdonald (producer)

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.

Andrew Macdonald
Born1966 (age 56–57)
Scotland
Alma materGlenalmond College
OccupationFilm producer
ChildrenTed Macdonald
RelativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
Wendy Orme (grandmother)
Emeric Pressburger (grandfather)

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 Months Later (2007), 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
1996TrainspottingFlat BuyerUncredited

Television

Executive Producer

Producer

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

References
  1. The New York Times
  2. The New York Times
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