Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

Directing

Born August 13, 1955 · Cheam, Surrey, England, UK

22 films as director · Active 1963–2026

Paul Greengrass CBE (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. One of his early films, Bloody Sunday (2002), won the Golden Bear at the 52n…

Known for

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

World in Action

World in Action

1963

British Film Forever

British Film Forever

2007

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

2026

Turning Like Clockwork

Turning Like Clockwork

2011

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017

Capturing Captain Phillips

Capturing Captain Phillips

2014

Directed(22)

The Uprising

2026The Uprising

The Lost Bus

2025The Lost Bus★ 7.0

News of the World

2020News of the World★ 6.9

22 July

201822 July★ 7.1

Jason Bourne

2016Jason Bourne★ 6.4

Captain Phillips

2013Captain Phillips★ 7.5

Green Zone

2010Green Zone★ 6.5

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007The Bourne Ultimatum★ 7.4

United 93

2006United 93★ 7.1

The Bourne Supremacy

2004The Bourne Supremacy★ 7.3

Bloody Sunday

2002Bloody Sunday★ 7.2

The Theory of Flight

1999The Theory of Flight★ 6.3

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999The Murder of Stephen Lawrence★ 6.8

The Fix

1997The Fix★ 3.8

The One That Got Away

1996The One That Got Away★ 6.2

Open Fire

1994Open Fire★ 7.3

Resurrected

1989Resurrected★ 6.4

Night of Camp David

—Night of Camp David

Untitled Jimi Hendrix Film

—Untitled Jimi Hendrix Film

Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421

—Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421

Acting(10)

2026Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David LeanSelf

2017Five Came BackSelf

2017Five Came BackSelf

Paul Greengrass — Watchpile | Watchpile

2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own LightSelf

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2014Capturing Captain PhillipsSelf

2011Turning Like ClockworkSelf

2007British Film Forever

1992Granada: From the NorthSelf

1963World in Action