Tony Gilroy
American filmmaker (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the original Bourne trilogy (2002–2007) and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012). He also wrote and directed Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009), earning nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the former.
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Born | Anthony Joseph Gilroy (1956-09-11) September 11, 1956 (age 67) New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | Susan Gilroy |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Dan Gilroy (brother) John Gilroy (brother) |
In 2016, Gilroy was hired by Lucasfilm to provide rewrites and uncredited reshoots for Rogue One. He later returned to the Star Wars universe as the showrunner, head writer and executive producer of Andor (2022–present), a Disney+ political spy drama series chronicling the evolution of Cassian Andor over a five-year period preceding the events of Rogue One.