Michael Caton-Jones

Michael Caton-Jones (born October 15, 1957 in Broxburn , West Lothian , Scotland , born Michael Jones ) is a British film actor, director and producer.

Life

Caton-Jones attended St Marys Academy in Bathgate and Wellington College before studying directing at the National Film and Television School .

He made his directorial debut in 1987 with the political television thriller Brond ; In 1989 she made her screen debut with the controversial independent film Scandal about the Profumo affair . He has worked with stars like Sharon Stone , Michael J. Fox , Bruce Willis , Sidney Poitier , Richard Gere , Robert DeNiro and Frances McDormand .

Filmography

as an actor

• 1991: Doc Hollywood
• 1997: The jackal
• 2002: City by the Sea

as a director

• 1987: Brond (TV)
• 1988: Lucky Sunil (TV)
• 1989: Scandal
• 1990: Memphis Belle
• 1991: Doc Hollywood
• 1993: This Boy's Life
• 1995: Rob Roy
• 1997: The jackal
• 1998: Trinity (TV series)
• 2002: City by the Sea
• 2005: Shooting Dogs
• 2006: Basic Instinct - New game for Catherine Tramell
• 2012: The Gates of the World ( World Without End , TV four-part / mini-series)

as a producer

• 1995: Rob Roy
• 1997: The jackal
• 2002: City by the Sea

Awards

• Tim Roth won for his role in Rob Roy (1995) the film prize BAFTA Award and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor; in the same category he was nominated for the Oscar , the Golden Globe Award and the Saturn Award .
• James Franco was nominated for the Chlotrudis Award for City by the Sea in 2003 .
• Caton-Jones' film Basic Instinct - New Game for Catherine Tramell received four Golden Raspberries in 2007 .

Web links

• Michael Caton-Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

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