Neil Jordan
Irish filmmaker and fiction writer · Ireland · On the map · Directors · Born 1950 · age 76
Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and writer. His short story collection, Night in Tunisia, won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. After a stint working at RTÉ, he made his directorial debut with the 1982 film Angel.
Neil Jordan is read about 616 times a day, in 36 languages.
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Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowFilm2019
An Accidental StudioFilm2017
RivieraSeries, Creator2013
ByzantiumFilm, Director2012Sitges Grand Honorary AwardAward2011
The BorgiasSeries, Director, Writer2010Honorary DoctorateAward
OndineFilm, 2010Director, Writer2009
The Meaning of LifeSeries2007
The Brave OneFilm, Director2004
Imagining UlyssesFilm2000
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireFilm1997
The ViewSeries1996
Michael CollinsFilm, Director, Writer1994
Interview with the VampireFilm, Director1993Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAward1992
The Crying GameFilm, Director, Writer1989
We're No AngelsFilm, Director1986
Mona LisaFilm, Director, Writer1984
The Company of WolvesFilm, Director, Writer1981Rooney Prize for Irish LiteratureAward
The Making of Excalibur: Myth into MovieFilm, 1981Director, Producer1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1971Film '72Series1953
The OscarsSeries1950Born25 February 1950
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowFilm2019An Accidental StudioFilm2017RivieraSeries, Creator2013ByzantiumFilm, Director2012Sitges Grand Honorary AwardAward2011The BorgiasSeries, Director, Writer2010Honorary DoctorateAwardOndineFilm, 2010Director, Writer2009The Meaning of LifeSeries2007The Brave OneFilm, Director2004Imagining UlyssesFilm2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireFilm1997The ViewSeries1996Michael CollinsFilm, Director, Writer1994Interview with the VampireFilm, Director1993Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAward1992The Crying GameFilm, Director, Writer1989We're No AngelsFilm, Director1986Mona LisaFilm, Director, Writer1984The Company of WolvesFilm, Director, Writer1981Rooney Prize for Irish LiteratureAwardThe Making of Excalibur: Myth into MovieFilm, 1981Director, Producer1978The South Bank ShowSeries1971Film '72Series1953The OscarsSeries1950Born25 February 1950People around Neil
Close ties
Liam Neeson Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Stephen Rea Neil directed Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Ian Hart Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Stephen Woolley Produced The Company of Wolves and Mona Lisa
Brendan Gleeson Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)- Ray McAnally Neil directed We're No Angels and High Spirits
Gerard McSorley Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Donal McCann Neil directed High Spirits and The Miracle
Aidan Quinn Neil directed Michael Collins and In Dreams- Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin Produced The Miracle and The Butcher Boy
Michael Caine Neil directed Mona Lisa (1986)
Julianne Moore Neil produced The End of the Affair (2000)
Cillian Murphy Neil directed Breakfast on Pluto (2006)
Ralph Fiennes Neil directed The End of the Affair (2000)
Colin Farrell Neil produced Ondine and Intermission
Miranda Richardson Neil directed The Crying Game (1992)
Beverly D'Angelo Neil directed High Spirits and The Miracle
Colm Meaney Neil directed Marlowe (2023)
Ian McElhinney Neil directed Michael Collins and Angel
Mary Coughlan Neil directed Breakfast on Pluto (2006)
Stuart Graham Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Alan Rickman Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Neil directed Michael Collins (1997)
Dylan Moran Neil produced The Actors (2003)
Known for
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Interview with the Vampire 1994
Breakfast on Pluto 2005
Michael Collins 1996
Mona Lisa 1986
The Butcher Boy 1998
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
84 credits on file
Television 7
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Country
Ireland
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76
