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James McTeigue

Directing · Born 1967-12-29 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

James McTeigue is an Australian film director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including No Escape (1994), the Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. Born on Sydney's North Shore, he grew up in Collaroy Plateau, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. McTeigue attended Marist Brothers North Sydney then Cromer High School, in Cromer, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. He completed tertiary study in film at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus.

Known for

Filmography

2021The Matrix ResurrectionsInnocuous Man
2020MessiahDirector
2018Breaking InDirector
2015Sense8Director
2015SurvivorDirector
2014Marco PoloDirector
2014Caserta Palace DreamDirector
2012The RavenDirector
2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC ComicsSelf (archive footage)
2009Ninja AssassinDirector
2008Speed Racer: Car FuSelf
2006'V for Vendetta' UnmaskedDirector
2006V for VendettaDirector
2004The Matrix Reloaded: Car ChaseSelf
2003The Matrix RevolutionsFirst Assistant Director
2003The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-LoadSelf
2003The Matrix ReloadedFirst Assistant Director
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesAssistant Director
2001The Monkey's MaskAssistant Director
2000Looking for AlibrandiFirst Assistant Director
1999The MatrixFirst Assistant Director
1999The Sugar FactorySecond Assistant Director
1998Dark CityAssistant Director
1997The WellSecond Assistant Director
1997Paradise RoadSecond Assistant Director
1996To Have and to HoldSecond Assistant Director
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauProduction Assistant
1994No EscapeSecond Second Assistant Director
1988Midnight DancerProduction Office Assistant
—Blood MusicDirector
—Alien Sleeper CellDirector
—The Midnight PoolDirector

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