Dan Gilroy

Dan Gilroy was born in Santa Monica, CA on June 24, 1989. Gilroy is a film director and screenwriter. The start of his career began when he co-wrote Freejack in 1992. Two for the Money, which starred Al Pacino, was written by Gilroy in 2005. In 2012, The Bourne Legacy was written by Gilroy along with his brother Tony Gilroy. The movie was a family creative project, which also included Gilroy’s twin brother John Gilroy as the editor.

In 2014, Gilroy began his career as a director with the film Nightcralwer, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Nightcrawler earned a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. The film won the award for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards. In 2017, Gilroy co-wrote Kong: Skull Island. He also co-wrote and directed Roman J Israel, which stars Denzel Washington.