Danny Boyle
A director with an independent approach to big-studio filmmaking, Danny Boyle was born in Manchester, England, on Oct. 20, 1956. Abandoning earlier ambitions to become a priest, Boyle jumped into theater directing, helming productions at London's Royal Court Theatre and for the Royal Shakespeare Company before transitioning to television and movies.

Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting was daring and unexpected in its portrayal of urban drug addicts, earning the director critical acclaim and paving the way for bigger things to come. Hollywood came knocking, but more often than not, Boyle chose his own path, telling the stories he wanted to tell.

With the Bollywood-inspired rags-to-riches drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Boyle nabbed his first Oscar and Golden Globe for directing and later received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for the 2010 adventure film 127 Days.

Featured Movies
  • Inspector Morse 15: Masonic MysteriesInspector Morse 15: Masonic Mysteries

    Acclaimed director Danny Boyle helms this 1990 episode of the renowned British television series based on the Colin Dexter novels, starring John Thaw as the scholarly, Oxford-based Inspector Morse. In this installment, the detective's girlfriend is found murdered, having been stabbed to death during... Read More

  • Inspector Morse 25: Cherubim & SeraphimInspector Morse 25: Cherubim & Seraphim

    In this episode, Inspector Morse's (John Thaw) step-niece commits suicide, and Morse takes a leave of absence. His investigation into the young girl's death leads him into an alien world of teenage hedonism: house parties, raves and designer drugs. And while Morse is not the ideal policeman his... Read More

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