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John Moore Biography

Birth Name:John Moore

Birth Place:Dundalk, Ireland

Profession Camera department, Director, Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Started out as the writer and director of the short film "Jack's Bicycle" in 1990
  • Worked as an assistant camera operator and clapper loader in the early 1990s on films like "The Miracle," "The Barber Shop," and "A Man of No Importance․"
  • Quote: "(On the importance of plot in "A Good Day to Die Hard"): "If 'Die Hard' were to ever take its foot off the gas in terms of its responsibility to be a really well-plotted movie, that would be it, it's gone, the franchise would go down in flames․""
  • Best known as the director of "A Good Day to Die Hard," "Behind Enemy Lines," and "Max Payne․"
  • Also produced the films "Max Payne," "The Omen," and "He Shoots, He Scores․"
  • Had a guest role in the TV series "The Collector" in 2006 in the episode titled "The Vampire․"
  • Was a cinematographer on the short film "35 Aside" in 1996