Grant Heslov

Grant Heslov (2014)

Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American actor , director , screenwriter , producer and Oscar winner.

Live and act

Grant Heslov has been an actor since the early 1980s. From the beginning of his career into the 1990s, he was mainly seen on television as a guest star in various series. But he also took on minor roles in theatrical productions, such as Prosecutors Don't Kiss From 1986.

He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the short film Waiting for Woody , for which he also wrote the screenplay. In 2002 he directed the comedy Par 6 and in 2005 he shot five episodes of the television series Unscripted . In the same year Heslov wrote the screenplay for the film Good Night, and Good Luck , in which the director George Clooney was also involved. Heslov also worked as a producer for this film. Together, Heslov and Clooney were nominated for an Oscar in two categories . They also received the Satellite Award for the screenplay in 2005 and they received Osella for the best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival . In 2006, Heslov founded Smokehouse Pictures with George Clooney , through which they will produce films from now on. In 2013, along with co-producers Ben Affleck , who also directed, and George Clooney, Argo won an Oscar in the Best Picture category.

In addition to feature films, he was the director of the Nespresso commercials with George Clooney and John Malkovich in 2009 and 2010 .

Filmography

actor 1985: The Adventures of Natty Gann (The Journey of Natty Gann) 1985: Blind Rage (The Boys Next Door) 1986: You don't kiss public prosecutors (Legal Eagles) 1988: Dangerous Curves 1988: Sunset (Sunset) 1988: Daddy's Cadillac (License to Drive) 1989: Heart Power (Catch Me If You Can) 1990: Crisis (Vital Signs) 1992: Operation Cerebellum (Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation) 1994: True Lies (True Lies) 1995: Congo 1996: Black Sheep 1996: The Birdcage - A Paradise for Shrill Birds (The Birdcage) 1997: Dante's Peak 1997: Midnight Man (Dead by Midnight) 1998: Waiting for Woody 1998: The public enemy no. 1 (Enemy of the State) 1999: Clubland 2000: It's a Shame About Ray 2002: bug 2002: The Scorpion King 2004: Nobody's Perfect 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005: The Big Empty 2008: A Tantalizing Game (Leatherheads) 2012: Lost Angeles 2014: Monuments Men - The Monuments Men

Director 1998: Waiting for Woody 2009: The Men Who Stare at Goats (The Men Who Stare at Goats) script 1998: Waiting for Woody 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. 2011: The Ides of March (The Ides of March) 2014: Monuments Men - The Monuments Men 2017: Suburbicon producer 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. 2008: A Tantalizing Game (Leatherheads) 2009: The Men Who Stare at Goats (The Men Who Stare at Goats) 2010: The American 2011: The Ides of March (The Ides of March) 2012: Argo 2013: In August in Osage County (August: Osage County) 2014: Monuments Men - The Monuments Men 2016: Money Monster

Web links

Commons : Grant Heslov  - Collection of Images

• Grant Heslov in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

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