Tony Gilroy

{{Infobox person

| name = Tony Gilroy

| image = Tony Gilroy (7732161230) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Gilroy in 2012

| birth_name = Anthony Joseph Gilroy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|11}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Screenwriter
producer
director

}}

| years_active = 1992–present

| spouse = Susan Gilroy

| children = 2

| father = Frank D. Gilroy

| relatives = Dan Gilroy (brother)
John Gilroy (brother)

}}

Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956){{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kd2bAAAAQBAJ&dq=tony+gilroy+1956&pg=PA49 |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010 |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |isbn=978-1-61535-329-3 |language=en}} is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays of The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the first three films in the Bourne film franchise, and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012), as well as Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009).

He received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and the Best Original Screenplay for Michael Clayton. After co-writing the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016), for which he directed uncredited reshoots,{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2018-04-05 |title=Tony Gilroy on ‘Rogue One’ Reshoots: They Were in “Terrible Trouble” |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-rogue-one-writer-tony-gilroy-opens-up-reshoots-1100060/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} he became the creator, showrunner, head writer and executive producer of its prequel series Andor (2022–2025) on Disney+.

Personal life

Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Ruth Dorothy (née Gaydos), a sculptor and writer, and Frank D. Gilroy, an award-winning playwright, director, and movie producer, who received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965. He is the brother of screenwriter Dan Gilroy and editor John Gilroy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Frank-D-Gilroy.html|title=Frank D. Gilroy Biography (1925-)|website=filmreference.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Tony-Gilroy.html|title=Tony Gilroy Biography ((?)-)|website=filmreference.com}} Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.Frank D. Gilroy

He has two children, Sam and Kathryn, and is married to Susan Gilroy.

Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York. He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/February-2010/Making-the-Grade-Examining-the-Valley-rsquos-High-Schools/?cparticle=3 |title=Making the Grade: Examining the Valley's High Schools |magazine=Hudson Valley Magazine |date=February 2010 |first=Dale |last=McKnight |access-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134715/http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/February-2010/Making-the-Grade-Examining-the-Valley-rsquos-High-Schools/?cparticle=3 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20080123/News/801230334 |title=7 Oscar nominations for Washingtonville's Tony Gilroy and 'Michael Clayton' |publisher=recordonline.com |date=January 23, 2008 |first=Germain |last=Lussier |access-date=November 12, 2014 }} at 16 years old{{cite news|last1=Lussier|first1=Germain|title='Michael Clayton' starring George Clooney, Blooming Grove, Moodna Viaduct and a directorial debut by Washingtonville grad Tony Gilroy|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20071012/entertain/71012002|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=Times Herald-Record|date=October 12, 2007}} and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/16/twister-2 |title=Twister |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 16, 2009 |first=D.T. |last=Max |access-date=November 12, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2007/10/07/writers_move_to_director_goes_according_to_script/?page=full |title=Writer's move to director goes according to script |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 7, 2007 |first=Mark |last=Feeney |access-date=November 12, 2014 }}

Career

File:TonyGilroyMar2009.jpg

=Writing=

Gilroy has written many scripts for film, starting with the script for The Cutting Edge in 1992. This was followed by Dolores Claiborne in 1995 and The Devil's Advocate in 1997. He was one of five credited writers on Michael Bay's Armageddon, the highest-grossing film of 1998. Gilroy's next script was Proof of Life in 2000. In 2002, 2003 and 2007 he wrote the screenplays for The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, and wrote and directed the next installment of the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012).

Also in 2007, he wrote and directed the film Michael Clayton, which won an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay,{{cite web|url=http://www.bookreporter.com/features/edgar-awards.asp|title=The Edgar Allan Poe Awards|publisher=Bookreporter.com|access-date=November 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102192109/http://bookreporter.com/features/edgar-awards.asp|archive-date=January 2, 2010}} and was nominated for several Academy Awards including screenplay. In 2009, Gilroy wrote and directed the romantic comedy spy film Duplicity, starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. Gilroy was set, along with The Bourne Ultimatum co-screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, to write the script for the upcoming film Army of Two, based on the video game from EA Montreal.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

In September 2013, Gilroy delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.{{cite news | title=Tony Gilroy Delivers his BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture | url= http://www.bafta.org/film/features/tony-gilroy-delivers-his-bafta-screenwriters-lecture,3945,BA.html| access-date=October 7, 2013 | work= BAFTA | date=September 29, 2013}}

In 2018, he received a Distinguished Screenwriter Award from the Austin Film Festival.{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2018|title=2018 Winners|url=https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/festival-and-conference/2018-winners/|access-date=October 9, 2021|website=Austin Film Festival|language=en-US}}

=Directing=

Gilroy's directorial debut was in 2007, when he directed the film Michael Clayton, which his brother John Gilroy edited. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. In addition to its Edgar Award, the film won one Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton). The film was a box office success, grossing over $92 million worldwide.

He also wrote and directed his next film, Duplicity, released March 20, 2009, and starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Tom Wilkinson. He then took over as director of the next entry in the Bourne series as well as co-writing; the film, The Bourne Legacy, was released August 10, 2012, starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, and Albert Finney.

=Star Wars=

In 2016, Gilroy co-wrote the script to the sci-fi war film Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a prequel to the 1977 film Star Wars. Gilroy shared writing duties with fellow filmmaker Chris Weitz.

In October 2019, Gilroy returned to the Star Wars franchise to serve as the showrunner for the Disney+ political spy drama Andor, taking over from Stephen Schiff. Gilroy wrote five of the twelve episodes in the series' first season and was also originally set to direct multiple episodes.{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cassian-andor-series-tony-gilroy-diego-luna-disney-plus-1203370479/ |title='Rogue One' Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor 'Star Wars' Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |date=October 15, 2019}} However, Toby Haynes took over as the director of these episodes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-mirrors-toby-haynes-rogue-one-disney-tony-gilroy-1234582109/ |title='Black Mirror's Toby Haynes To Direct 'Rogue One' Spin-Off Series at Disney+ As Tony Gilroy Steps Aside As Director |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 22, 2020}} After multiple delays, Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, and received widespread critical acclaim. It received a total of eight Emmy nominations, including a nomination for the best drama series and nods for writing, directing, cinematography and musical score.{{cite news |last1=Brenzican |first1=Anthony |title='Andor': Inside the Making of a Perfect 'Star Wars' Episode |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/andor-secrets-awards-insider |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=Vanity Fair |publisher=Condé Nast |date=17 August 2023}}

Filmography

= Feature films =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! width="65" \| Director ! width="65" \| Writer ! width="65" \| Producer ! Notes
1992 \| The Cutting Edge \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
1995 \| Dolores Claiborne \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
1996 \| Extreme Measures \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
1997 \| The Devil's Advocate \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
1998 \| Armageddon \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|Adaptation}} \| {{no}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2000 \| Bait \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{partial\|Executive}} \|
Proof of Life \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{partial\|Executive}} \|
2002 \| The Bourne Identity \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2004 \| The Bourne Supremacy \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| The Bourne Ultimatum \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
Michael Clayton \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver"
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Duplicity \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
State of Play \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2012 \| The Bourne Legacy \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2014 \| Nightcrawler \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
rowspan="2" \|2016 \| Rogue One \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Uncredited director of reshoots; Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"
The Great Wall \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2018 \| Beirut \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! width="65" | Director

! width="65" | Writer

! width="65" | Producer

! Notes

1992

| The Cutting Edge

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1995

| Dolores Claiborne

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1996

| Extreme Measures

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1997

| The Devil's Advocate

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1998

| Armageddon

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Adaptation}}

| {{no}}

rowspan="2" | 2000

| Bait

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

Proof of Life

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

2002

| The Bourne Identity

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2004

| The Bourne Supremacy

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

rowspan="2" | 2007

| The Bourne Ultimatum

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Michael Clayton

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver"

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Duplicity

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

State of Play

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2012

| The Bourne Legacy

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2014

| Nightcrawler

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

rowspan="2" |2016

| Rogue One

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Uncredited director of reshoots;
Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"

The Great Wall

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2018

| Beirut

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

Uncredited writing works

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Notes

1998

| Enemy of the State

| {{Cite news |date=November 28, 2014 |title=Enemy of the State (1998) |work=Motion State Review |url=https://motionstatereview.com/2014/11/28/enemy-of-the-state-1998/ |access-date=September 8, 2022}}

2012

| Red Dawn

| limited rewrites{{cite web |title=UPDATED!! As Casting Continues, So Do The Rewrites?? RED DAWN Has A Promising New Writer |url=https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/41453 |website=Aint It Cool News |access-date=30 April 2025 |language=en}}

2014

| Godzilla

| rewrites{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=‘Rogue One’ Drama: Writer Tony Gilroy Taking on More Duties |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rogue-one-drama-writer-tony-916695 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=30 April 2025 |date=3 August 2016}}

2021

| The Woman in the Window

| Rewrites for reshoots{{Cite web |title=The Woman in the Window: Tony Gilroy Was Brought in to Write the Reshoots on the Amy Adams Thriller |url=https://theplaylist.net/tony-gilroy-the-woman-in-the-window-20210407/ |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=The Playlist|date=April 7, 2021 }}

= Television =

class="wikitable"

! Year(s)

! Title

! Writer

! Producer

! Notes

1993

|For Better and for Worse

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Television movie

2015–2016

| House of Cards

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Consulting}}

| 26 episodes

2022–2025

| Andor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Executive}}

| Creator and executive producer (24 episodes)
Writer (8 episodes)

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Award ! Category ! Result
rowspan=11\| 2007 \|rowspan=11\| Michael Clayton \|rowspan=2\| Academy Awards \| Best Director \| {{nom}}
Best Original Screenplay \| {{nom}}
BAFTA Awards \| Best Original Screenplay \| {{nom}}
Broadcast Film Critics Association \| Best Screenplay \| {{nom}}
rowspan=2\| Chicago Film Critics Association \| Best Director \| {{nom}}
Best Original Screenplay \| {{nom}}
Directors Guild of America \| Outstanding Directing - Feature Film \| {{nom}}
Edgar Awards \| Best Motion Picture Screenplay \| {{won}}
Satellite Awards \| Best Original Screenplay \| {{nom}}
Venice Film Festival \| Golden Lion \| {{nom}}
Writers Guild of America Award \| Best Original Screenplay \| {{nom}}
rowspan=2\| 2022 \|rowspan=2\| Andor \| Emmy Awards \| Outstanding Drama Series \| {{nom}}
Peabody Awards \|Entertainment \|{{won}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Award

! Category

! Result

rowspan=11| 2007

|rowspan=11| Michael Clayton

|rowspan=2| Academy Awards

| Best Director

| {{nom}}

Best Original Screenplay