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Michael Caton-Jones | |
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| Born | Michael Jones (1957-10-15)15 October 1957 (age 68) Broxburn,West Lothian, Scotland |
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Michael Caton-Jones (bornMichael Jones; 15 October 1957[1]) is a Scottishdirector andproducer of film and television.
Caton-Jones grew up inBroxburn, near Edinburgh. He moved to London andsquatted inStoke Newington.[2] He attended theNational Film and Television School.[3]
He was instrumental in casting Leonardo DiCaprio in his first major film role inThis Boy's Life (1993).[4]
In October 2017, Caton-Jones toldBuzzFeed News that he was forced from the production of the 1998 crime drama filmB. Monkey when he refused to fire lead actressSophie Okonedo, who producerHarvey Weinstein had deemed was not "fuckable". Weinstein toldVariety that Caton-Jones left the production due to "creative differences".Michael Radford was hired to replace Caton-Jones and Okonedo was replaced byAsia Argento. Argento was one of three women who in 2017 toldThe New Yorker she had beenraped by Weinstein.[5]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Riveter | Yes | Yes | Short film; Also editor |
| 1989 | Scandal | Yes | No | |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Yes | No | |
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Yes | No | Cameo as "Maitre D'" |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Rob Roy | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | Yes | Yes | Cameo as "Man in Video" |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Yes | Yes | Cameo as "Man in Subway Train" |
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | Urban Hymn | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | Asher | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | Our Ladies[6][7] | Yes | Yes | Also writer |
Executive producer
Miniseries
TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1988 | Screen Two | Episode "Lucky Sunil" |
| 1998 | Trinity | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2010 | Spooks | 2 episodes |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Torino Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Riveter | Nominated |
| 1989 | European Film Academy | Young European Film of the Year | Scandal | Nominated |
| 1991 | Fantasporto | Best Film | Memphis Belle | Nominated |
| 2006 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Shooting Dogs | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Basic Instinct 2 | Nominated |
| 2016 | Giffoni Film Festival | Golden Gryphon - Generator +18 | Urban Hymn | Won |
| Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
| The Organiser's Prize | Won | |||
| 2022 | BAFTA Scotland | Best Feature Film | Our Ladies | Nominated |
