Andrew Macdonald

Birth Name:

Andrew Macdonald

Birth Place:

Glasgow, Scotland

Profession

Producer, Actor

Won a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Feature Film for "Trainspotting" in 1997
His first job in the industry was as an intern at Ocean Pictures in Hollywood
His first production company, Figment Films, was responsible for the creation of "Trainspotting," the film that made him famous
Was inspired to get into filmmaking by his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger, who wrote "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus․"
Best known for producing films like "Trainspotting," "28 Days Later," and "Dredd․"
Co-founder of the company DNA Films, which produced films like "Sunshine" and "The Last King of Scotland․"
Insisted that Irvine Welsh, author of the novel "Trainspotting," should have a small role in the film, which he did as the character Mikey Forrester
Some of his earliest jobs were making Scottish TV documentaries with his brother, director Kevin Macdonald, who would later work with him on "The Last King of Scotland․"

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