Danny Boyle is a director and producer of Irish descent who was born in Manchester, England.http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/danny_boyle/ He only took up filmmaking after directing for the stage at the Royal Court Theatre and working on TV productions. After gathering together funds, Boyle produced his debut feature film, Shallow Grave in 1994.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025182/bio His other films include Trainspotting, 28 Days Later... and Slumdog Millionaire. He won a 2009 Golden Globe for Slumdog Millionaire.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/galleries/the_66th_annual_golden_globes_winners/the_66th_annual_golden_globes_winners.html

In 2010, Boyle made the film 127 Hours which starred James Franco, based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston. The film was nominated for Best Score, Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards.http://www.filmtvtimes.com/2010/12/19/danny-boyle%E2%80%99s-127-hours-bags-3-golden-globe-nominations/

Danny Boyle's career includes productions for theater, television and film. He has directed or produced a wide spectrum of movie genres including thriller, comedy, science fiction and family films. Starting in theater and television, Boyle moved into feature filmmaking with Shallow Grave, a 1994 film that was funded by Channel 4 and the Glasgow Film Grant. Boyle gained commercial success with his second movie, Trainspotting in 1996.

He made his first Hollywood production in 2000 with the movie, The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2002, Boyle made the zombie film, 28 Days Later... which featured Cillian Murphy. He followed up with the childhood adventure, Millions, in 2004. Three years later, the director provided his take on science fiction with, Sunshine, which also starred Cillian Murphy. 2008 marked the year that Boyle made his Oscar-winning feature, Slumdog Millionaire. In 2010, Boyle returned to movie-making with the James Franco-starred adventure movie, 127 Hours.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/

1987: Scout (TV movie)

1990 - 1992: Inspector Morse (TV)

1989 - 1993: Screenplay (TV)

1994: Shallow Grave

1996: Trainspotting

2000: The Beach

2002: 28 Days Later...

2004: Millions

2007: Sunshine

2008: Slumdog Millionaire

2010: 127 Hourshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/

"I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin, so you try to make the films really tactile."— Danny Boylehttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/movies/08lim.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

"You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director." — Danny Boylehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/bio