Biography
Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays of The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the first three films in the Bourne film franchise. He wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012), as well as Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for M...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Self - Writer / Executive Producer
Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.
Beirut
2018
Writer, Producer
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsibl...
The Great Wall
2016
Screenplay
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Additional Voices (voice)
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Screenplay
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Nightcrawler
2014
Producer
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the ...
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Director, Screenplay, Story
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Catfish
2010
Thanks
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Fa...
State of Play
2009
Screenplay
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Duplicity
2009
Director, Writer
Two romantically involved corporate spies team up to manipulate a race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and al...
Michael Clayton
2007
as Taxi Driver (voice) (uncredited)
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty ...
Michael Clayton
2007
Director, Writer
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty ...
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Screenplay, Screenstory
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a...
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold
2006
Characters
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Screenplay
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and M...
The Bourne Identity
2002
Screenplay
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank accoun...
Proof of Life
2000
Screenplay
When American engineer Peter Bowman is kidnapped while working in South America, his wife Alice enlists special agent Terry Thorne to help free him. H...
Bait
2000
Writer, Executive Producer
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves r...
Armageddon
1998
Adaptation
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...
The Devil's Advocate
1997
Screenplay
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that...
Extreme Measures
1996
Screenplay
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency roo...
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Screenplay
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk ...
For Better and for Worse
1993
Writer
The Pope accepts when the friend of a young engaged couple jokingly sends him a wedding invitation.
The Cutting Edge
1992
Writer
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of...
Methuselah
N/A
Writer
An action/adventure story centered on a 1000-year-old man who has used his time on the planet to develop an unparalleled set of survival skills.
Behemoth!
N/A
Director, Writer
A drama about a cellist.