Andrew Macdonald (producer)

Andrew Macdonald (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on films including Shallow Grave (1994),[1] Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002).[2] He has also frequently collaborated with screenwriter John Hodge and writer-director Alex Garland.

Andrew Macdonald
BornJanuary 1966 (age 59)
Scotland
Alma materGlenalmond College
OccupationFilm producer
Children5
RelativesKevin Macdonald (brother)
Emeric Pressburger (grandfather)

Life and career

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Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is the founder of DNA Films, the production company responsible for The Parole Officer (2001), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), 28 Years Later (2025), two of which Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland wrote. He also produced Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina.

He is the brother of Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born British Jewish Oscar-winning filmmaker Emeric Pressburger.

Filmography

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Film

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Producer

Executive producer

Special thanks

As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1996 Trainspotting Flat Buyer Uncredited

Television

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Producer

  • The Making of an Englishman (1995) (Documentary)
  • Hitler's Warriors (1998) (Documentary)

Executive Producer

References

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