Early life

Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York, 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. Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.

Gilroy was raised in Washingtonville, New York. He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974 and attended Boston University for two years before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.

Career

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 also wrote the script for 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, 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 is 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.

In September 2013, Gilroy delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series.

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.

Gilroy 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.

Personal life

He lives in Manhattan with his family.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1992	The Cutting Edge			Yes
1995	Dolores Claiborne			Yes
1997	The Devil's Advocate			Yes	with Jonathan Lemkin
1998	Armageddon			Yes	with Jonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams and Shane Salerno
2000	Bait			Yes	with Andrew Scheinman and Adam Scheinman
2000	Proof of Life		Yes	Yes	Executive producer
2002	The Bourne Identity			Yes	with W. Blake Herron
2004	The Bourne Supremacy			Yes
2007	The Bourne Ultimatum			Yes	with Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi
2007	Michael Clayton	Yes		Yes	Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
2009	Duplicity	Yes		Yes
2009	State of Play			Yes	with Matthew Carnahan and Billy Ray
2012	The Bourne Legacy	Yes		Yes	with Dan Gilroy
2014	Nightcrawler		Yes		Written and directed by Dan Gilroy

[ Source: Wikipedia ]