Paul Greengrass is a renowned English film director, screenwriter, producer and former journalist. For the film he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director United 93 in 2007. His other notable works include Risen , The Theory of Flying , The Bourne Supremacy , Bloody Sunday , The One That Escaped , Open Fire , The Bourne Ultimatum , Green Zone , Captain Philips , and World in Action . He and Peter Wright co-wrote the controversial book SpycatcherPaul is an English major from Queens’ College, Cambridge.

Born name

Paul Greengrass

nickname

Paul

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Cheam, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Oxfordshire, England, UK

nationality

training

Paul Greengrass studied at Westcourt Primary School , Gravesend Grammar School , and Sevenoaks Public School in Kent, UK. He later attended Queens’ College, Cambridge , studying English Literature.

occupation

Film director, screenwriter, producer, former journalist

family

• Father – Philip Greengrass (Was a river pilot and merchant seaman)
• Mother – Joyce Greengrass (was a teacher)
• Siblings – Mark Greengrass (brother) (historian)

Manager

Paul Greengrass is managed by Independent Talent Group Ltd., Talent Agency, London, UK.

To build

Average

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

86 kg or 189.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Paul Greengrass has dated –

1. Joanna Kaye – Paul is married to talent agent Joanna Kaye. They are blessed with 3 children. Paul also has two other children from his previous marriage.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

salt and pepper

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Holds a shoulder length hair
• Tends to wear round, thinned, rimmed glass
• Long rounded chin
• Thick eyebrows

brand promotion

Paul Greengrass has not yet done endorsement work for a brand.

Religion

He doesn’t follow any religion. However, in an interview on the BBC in October 2014, he stated that he had “great respect for the spiritual path”.

Known for

Directed notable films such as Risen (1989), The Theory of Flight (1998), Bloody Sunday (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), United 93 (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Green Zone (2010), Captain Philips (2013), Jason Bourne (2016) and July 22 (2018)

First TV show

In 1980, he made his first appearance as a reporter in the documentary series World in Action .

Paul Greengrass favorite things

• Movies – The Battle of Algiers (1966), Battleship Potemkin (1925), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Breathless (1960), Citizen Kane (1941), The Gospel According to Matthew (1964), Kes (1969), Seven Samurai (1954), The War Game (1965) and Z (1969)

Paul Greengrass Fakten

1. He developed an interest in film while studying at Sevenoaks Public School.
2. As a student, he used the Super 8 camera to shoot horror films with dolls and artist dolls.
3. After his studies he worked as a trainee in Granada.
4. He began his career in television doing a show called World in Action for ITV in the 1980s.
5. He worked for 11 years covering ITV coverage from South Africa, Far East, Northern Ireland and Buenos Aires, even covering the Falklands War.
6. In 2008 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Queens College.
7. In October 2012 he was awarded a degree from Kingston University for “Outstanding Contribution to Television and Cinema”.
8. Paul is a huge fan and supporter of Crystal Palace FC football team based in England.
9. He likes to use handheld cameras in his films for a more realistic approach.
10. He co-authored the book Spycatcher with former MI5 Deputy Director Peter Wright, which the British government tried to ban in the mid-1980s but was eventually published in 1987.
11. In 2007 he was one of 115 people invited to AMPAS.
12. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly listed him as the 28th ^on “The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.”
13. Telegraph ranked him #56 on their list of “100 Most Powerful People in British Culture” in 2008.
14. Fictional TV reporter Damien Day named him as one of his models in TV series Drop the Dead Donkey (1990-1998).
15. He was tapped to direct Rush (2013), but switched films with Ron Howard so he could direct Captain Philips (2013) instead.
16. As a writer, he has contributed to the creation of July 22nd (2018), Jason Bourne (2016), United 93 (2006), Bloody Sunday (2002), The One That Got Away (1996), Open Fire (1994) and others.
17. He produced an episode of the television documentary Innovative, Up to Date in 1992 and several episodes of World in Action from 1984 to 1986.
18. One of the most challenging films he has directed was United 93 (2006), based on the 9/11 attack in the United States.
19. The film that influenced him the most was The Battle of Algiers (1966), which he saw when he was 17.
20. He is known for making action films and films based on real events.
21. He doesn’t have a social media account.