Tony Gilroy Biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Tony Gilroy
OCCUPATION: Screenwriter
BIRTH DATE: September 11, 1956 (Age: 56)
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

Best Known For

Tony Gilroy is a screenwriter known for suspenseful dramas, such as the Jason Bourne trilogy.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Tony Gilroy

APA Style

Tony Gilroy. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 12:31, May 22, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539.

Harvard Style

Tony Gilroy. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539 [Accessed 22 May 2013].

MLA Style

"Tony Gilroy." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 22 2013, 12:31 http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539.

MHRA Style

"Tony Gilroy," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539 [accessed May 22, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Tony Gilroy," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539 (accessed May 22, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Tony Gilroy [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 22] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539.

Bluebook Style

Tony Gilroy, http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539 (last visited May 22, 2013).

AMA Style

Tony Gilroy. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/tony-gilroy-267539. Accessed May 22, 2013.

Synopsis

Working primarily in the thriller genre, Tony Gilroy's screenplays are known for their intense suspense and highly polished dialog. Gilroy is perhaps best known as the writer who adapted Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series to three films starring Matt Damon. In 2007, Gilroy made his directorial debut with Michael Clayton, a high-powered legal thriller that Gilroy also wrote.

Profile

Screenwriter, director. Born in New York City. The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and filmmaker Frank D. Gilroy, Tony Gilroy worked as a musician before turning to film. His brothers, John and Dan, are also screenwriters. Working primarily in the thriller genre, Tony Gilroy's screenplays are known for their intense suspense and highly polished dialog, including 1995's Dolores Claiborne and 1997's The Devil's Advocate. Gilroy is perhaps best known as the writer that adapted Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series to three films starring Matt Damon.

In 2007, Gilroy made his directorial debut with Michael Clayton, a high-powered legal thriller penned by Gilroy himself. Starring George Clooney, Michael Clayton was nominated for numerous awards, including the Oscar for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Your Connections

Hi,

settings

See More Bio Connections

Your Friends' Connections

Profile Connections

Show More Connections

Included In These Groups

- In this group:
- Michael Jackson
- Ruby Bridges
- Mother Teresa
561 others
Famous Virgoans

Michael Jackson is one, so is Stephen King and Greta Garbo. Some say typical traits of Virgoans are helpful, critical, shy, and meticulous. Meet some famous people who share the astrological sign Virgo.

View group
Famous Virgoans 564 people in this group
- In this group:
- Tony Hawk
- Tony Bennett
- Tony Danza
15 others
Famous People Named Tony

Take a look at famous people named Tony, such as Tony Curtis, Tony Romo, and Tony Accardo.

View group
Famous People Named Tony 18 people in this group
- In this group:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Tyler Perry
- Quentin Tarantino
150 others
Famous Screenwriters

View group
Famous Screenwriters 153 people in this group