Paul Greengrass Overview

Paul Greengrass is an English writer and director who is known for specialising in docu-drama and his partiular hand-held camera style. He started out directing made-for tv movies, and co-authored a book called Spycatcher that the British government tried unsuccessfully to... [more]

Paul Greengrass is an English writer and director who is known for specialising in docu-drama and his partiular hand-held camera style. He started out directing made-for tv movies, and co-authored a book called Spycatcher that the British government tried unsuccessfully to ban. But he came to prominence in 2002 with Bloody Sunday, which was critically acclaimed, and received First Prize at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival (shared with Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away). Based on the success of that film, Greengrass was hired to direct The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). He also directed United 93 (2006), which received immense acclaim for his quasi-documentary style. [show less]