FILM DIRECTOR

David Mackenzie

1966 - Today

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David Hugh Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including Young Adam (2003), Hallam Foe (2007), Perfect Sense (2011) and Starred Up (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film Hell or High Water premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. The same year he executive produced Damnation, a TV pilot for Universal and USA Network. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Mackenzie is the 1,799th most popular film director (down from 1,652nd in 2024), the 6,427th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,748th in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Mackenzie ranks 1,799 out of 2,041. Before him are Roger Avary, Elmo Nüganen, Bill Forsyth, Claudio Miranda, Diao Yinan, and Soi Cheang. After him are Bruce LaBruce, Miguel Sapochnik, Zeki Demirkubuz, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jon Watts, and Wojciech Smarzowski.

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Among people born in 1966, David Mackenzie ranks 633. Before him are Hervé Boussard, Elisabeth Micheler-Jones, Denis Lathoud, Lembit Oll, Igor Trandenkov, and Tory Burch. After him are Rolf Järmann, Jean-Jacques Eydelie, Fatma Şahin, Olaf Zinke, Conny Aerts, and Peter Outerbridge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Mackenzie ranks 6,429 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Safran (1965), Lalla Ward (1951), Andy Lonergan (1983), Peter Ebdon (1970), Harris Dickinson (1996), and David Miliband (1965). After him are Grant Morrison (1960), R. D. Blackmore (1825), Laura Kenny (1992), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Stevie Smith (1902), and Emily Beecham (1984).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Mackenzie ranks 139. Before him are Simon Wells (1961), Daphne Guinness (1967), Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), Peter Lord (1953), and Bill Forsyth (1946). After him are Miguel Sapochnik (1974), Kevin Macdonald (1967), Peter Cattaneo (1964), Simon Curtis (1960), Adam Curtis (1955), and Simon Kinberg (1973).

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