Paul McGuigan
Scottish director

Paul McGuigan

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Scottish director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomScotland
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Film director
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
19 September 1963(Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
Virgo
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Paul McGuigan (born 19 September 1963) is a Scottish film and television director, best known for directing films such as Lucky Number Slevin, Gangster No. 1 and Push. He has also directed episodes of Sherlock, Scandal,Monroe and Smash. He was born in Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Scotland.

Filmography

Film

  • The Acid House (1998)
  • Gangster No. 1 (2000)
  • The Reckoning (2004)
  • Wicker Park (2004)
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
  • Push (2009)
  • Victor Frankenstein (2015)
  • Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

Television

Year Title Notes
2010 Sherlock 2 episodes: "A Study in Pink" and "The Great Game"
2011 Monroe 3 episodes
2012 Scandal "Sweet Baby"
Sherlock 2 episodes: "A Scandal in Belgravia" and "The Hounds of Baskerville"
Smash "Hell on Earth"
2013 Devious Maids "Pilot"
Lucky 7 "Pilot"
2016 The Family 3 episodes: "Pilot", "All the Live Long Day" and "What Took So Long"
Luke Cage 2 episodes: "Moment of Truth" and "Code of the Streets"
Designated Survivor "Pilot"
2017 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World "Pilot"
2019 Carnival Row "Some Dark God Wakes"
2019–20 Emergence 3 episodes: "Pilot", "Where You Belong" and "Killshot Prt. 2"
2020 Dracula "The Dark Compass"
Big Sky 2 episodes: "Pilot" & "Nowhere to Run"
2022 Inside Man Miniseries, 4 episodes
2023 Will Trent "Pilot"

Awards

Year Awarded by Award
1998 Royal Television Society
  • Won, Best Newcomer Award, The Granton Star Cause
Stockholm Film Festival
  • Won, FIPRESCI Prize, The Acid House (For its originality in presenting a crass Scottish everyday world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic light, very true to its author and its adventurous visual style.)
  • Nominated, Bronze Horse, The Acid House
1999 Fantasporto
  • Won, AMC Audience Award and Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, The Acid House
  • Nominated, International Fantasy Film Award, The Acid House
Catalan International Film Festival
  • Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold, The Acid House
New York Underground Film Festival
  • Nominated, Best film, The Acid House
2000 AFI Fest
  • Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Gangster No. 1
Dinard Festival of British Cinema
  • Nominated, Golden Hitchcock, Gangster No. 1
European Film Awards
  • Nominated, European Discovery of the Year, Gangster No. 1
2004 Montréal World Film Festival
  • Nominated, Grand Prix des Amériques, Wicker Park
2012 Primetime Emmy Award
  • Nominated, Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia