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Tony Gilroy

Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) 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, he became the creator, showrunner, head writer and executive producer of its prequel series Andor (2022–2025) on Disney+.

Infobox

Born
Anthony Joseph Gilroy (1956-09-11) September 11, 1956 (age 69)New York City, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
1992–present
Spouse
Susan Gilroy
Children
2
Father
Frank D. Gilroy
Relatives
Dan Gilroy (brother)John Gilroy (brother)

Tables

· Filmography › Feature films
1992
The Cutting Edge
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
1995
Dolores Claiborne
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
1996
Extreme Measures
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
1997
The Devil's Advocate
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
1998
Armageddon
Role(s)
No
Notes
Adaptation
2000
Bait
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
Proof of Life
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2002
The Bourne Identity
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
Michael Clayton
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2009
Duplicity
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
State of Play
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2012
The Bourne Legacy
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2014
Nightcrawler
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2016
Rogue One
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
The Great Wall
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2018
Beirut
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
TBA
Role(s)
Behemoth!
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
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
Adaptation
No
2000
Bait
No
Yes
Executive
Proof of Life
No
Yes
Executive
2002
The Bourne Identity
No
Yes
No
2004
The Bourne Supremacy
No
Yes
No
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
No
Yes
No
Michael Clayton
Yes
Yes
No
Uncredited voice cameo as "Taxi Driver"
2009
Duplicity
Yes
Yes
No
State of Play
No
Yes
No
2012
The Bourne Legacy
Yes
Yes
No
2014
Nightcrawler
No
No
Yes
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
TBA
Behemoth!
Yes
Yes
Yes
Filming
· Filmography › Feature films
1998
Enemy of the State
2012
Red Dawn
Role(s)
limited rewrites
2014
Godzilla
Role(s)
rewrites
2021
The Woman in the Window
Role(s)
Rewrites for reshoots
Year
Title
Notes
1998
Enemy of the State
2012
Red Dawn
limited rewrites
2014
Godzilla
rewrites
2021
The Woman in the Window
Rewrites for reshoots
· Filmography › Television
1993
1993
Year(s)
1993
Title
For Better and for Worse
Writer
Yes
Producer
No
Notes
Television movie
2022–2025
2022–2025
Year(s)
2022–2025
Title
Andor
Writer
Yes
Producer
Executive
Notes
Creator and executive producer (24 episodes)Writer (8 episodes)Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"
Year(s)
Title
Writer
Producer
Notes
1993
For Better and for Worse
Yes
No
Television movie
2015–2016
House of Cards
No
Consulting
26 episodes
2022–2025
Andor
Yes
Executive
Creator and executive producer (24 episodes)Writer (8 episodes)Uncredited voice cameo as "Rebel Flight Controller"
· Awards and nominations
2007
Michael Clayton
Role(s)
Academy Awards
Notes
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Role(s)
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
Role(s)
Best Original Screenplay
Notes
Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Role(s)
Best Screenplay
Notes
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
Role(s)
Best Director
Notes
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Role(s)
Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Notes
Nominated
Edgar Awards
Role(s)
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Notes
Won
Satellite Awards
Role(s)
Best Original Screenplay
Notes
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Role(s)
Golden Lion
Notes
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Role(s)
Best Original Screenplay
Notes
Nominated
2022
Andor
Role(s)
75th Primetime Emmy Awards
Notes
Outstanding Drama Series
Peabody Awards
Role(s)
Entertainment
Notes
Won
2025
77th Primetime Emmy Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Drama Series
Notes
Nominated
77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Notes
Nominated
Year
Title
Award
Category
Result
2007
Michael Clayton
Academy Awards
Best Director
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Screenplay
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Director
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Nominated
Edgar Awards
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Won
Satellite Awards
Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
2022
Andor
75th Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Nominated
Peabody Awards
Entertainment
Won
2025
77th Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Nominated
77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Nominated

References

  1. For season 2, episode 11 "Who Else Knows?"
  2. for "We Are the Ghor (Planetary Anthem)" by Nicholas Britell and Gilroy, featured in "Who Are You?"
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010
    https://books.google.com/books?id=kd2bAAAAQBAJ&dq=tony+gilroy+1956&pg=PA49
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-rogue-one-writer-tony-gilroy-opens-up-reshoots-1100060/
  5. filmreference.com
    http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Frank-D-Gilroy.html
  6. filmreference.com
    http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Tony-Gilroy.html
  7. Frank D. Gilroy
  8. The New Yorker
    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/16/twister-2
  9. Hudson Valley Magazine
    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
  10. "7 Oscar nominations for Washingtonville's Tony Gilroy and 'Michael Clayton'"
    http://www.recordonline.com/article/20080123/News/801230334
  11. Times Herald-Record
    http://www.recordonline.com/article/20071012/entertain/71012002
  12. The Boston Globe
    http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2007/10/07/writers_move_to_director_goes_according_to_script/?page=full
  13. "The Edgar Allan Poe Awards"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100102192109/http://bookreporter.com/features/edgar-awards.asp
  14. BAFTA
    http://www.bafta.org/film/features/tony-gilroy-delivers-his-bafta-screenwriters-lecture,3945,BA.html
  15. Austin Film Festival
    https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/festival-and-conference/2018-winners/
  16. Variety
    https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cassian-andor-series-tony-gilroy-diego-luna-disney-plus-1203370479/
  17. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-mirrors-toby-haynes-rogue-one-disney-tony-gilroy-1234582109/
  18. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/andor-secrets-awards-insider
  19. The Insneider
    https://www.theinsneider.com/p/oscar-isaac-behemoth-movie-tony-gilroy-james-bond-producers-david-heyman-amy-pascal
  20. The Insneider
    https://www.theinsneider.com/p/tony-gilroy-oscar-isaac-behemoth-movie-searchlight-super-troopers-3-now-casting
  21. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/08/pedro-pascal-tony-gilroy-behemoth-1236482461/
  22. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/10/david-harbour-pedro-pascal-behemoth-tony-gilroy-1236566991/
  23. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/10/eva-victor-joins-behemoth-pedro-pascal-david-harbour-1236588773/
  24. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olivia-wilde-joins-pedro-pascal-in-tony-gilroy-behemoth-1236411974/
  25. Enemy of the State
    https://motionstatereview.com/2014/11/28/enemy-of-the-state-1998/
  26. Aint It Cool News
    https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/41453
  27. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rogue-one-drama-writer-tony-916695
  28. The Woman in the Window
    https://theplaylist.net/tony-gilroy-the-woman-in-the-window-20210407/
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