FILM DIRECTOR

Martin McDonagh

1970 - Today

Martin McDonagh

Martin Faranan McDonagh ( mək-DON-ə; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his absurdist dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards. His plays, many of which have been produced in the West End and on Broadway, include The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Cripple of Inishmaan (both 1996), The Lonesome West (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), The Pillowman (2003), A Behanding in Spokane (2010), and Hangmen (2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin McDonagh is the 949th most popular film director (down from 878th in 2019), the 3,568th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,031st in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Martin McDonagh ranks 949 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark Waters, Ulu Grosbard, Preston Sturges, Luis Llosa, Michaël Dudok de Wit, and Baltasar Kormákur. After him are Mark Donskoy, Walter Lang, Yuri Ozerov, Jerry Schatzberg, Karen Shakhnazarov, and Randall Wallace.

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Mark Waters
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 943
Ulu Grosbard
1929 - 2012
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 944
Preston Sturges
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 945
Luis Llosa
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 946
Michaël Dudok de Wit
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 947
Baltasar Kormákur
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 948
Martin McDonagh
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 949
Mark Donskoy
1901 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 950
Walter Lang
1896 - 1972
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 951
Yuri Ozerov
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 952
Jerry Schatzberg
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 953
Karen Shakhnazarov
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 954
Randall Wallace
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 955

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Martin McDonagh ranks 145. Before him are Maribel Verdú, Robert L. Behnken, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Bobby Cannavale, Albert Ferrer, and Alenka Bratušek. After him are Hadja Lahbib, Mustafa Sandal, Igor Cvitanović, Jason Gray-Stanford, Suheil al-Hassan, and Bellamy Young.

Others Born in 1970

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Maribel Verdú
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 139
Robert L. Behnken
ASTRONAUT
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 140
Sviatoslav Shevchuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 141
Bobby Cannavale
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 142
Albert Ferrer
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 143
Alenka Bratušek
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 144
Martin McDonagh
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 145
Hadja Lahbib
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 146
Mustafa Sandal
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 147
Igor Cvitanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 148
Jason Gray-Stanford
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 149
Suheil al-Hassan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 150
Bellamy Young
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 151