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Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

Director & actor · born 13 August 1955 · Cheam, Surrey, England, UK

Paul Greengrass CBE (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist.

One of his early films, Bloody Sunday (2002), won the Golden Bear at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other films Greengrass has directed include three entries of the Bourne action-thriller film series: The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Jason Bourne (2016). He also directed United 93 (2006), for which Greengrass won the BAFTA Award for Best Director and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director; as well as Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013). In 2004, he co-wrote and produced the film Omagh, which won the Single Drama award from the British Academy Television Awards.

Where to start: The Uprising (2026).

As director 20

As actor 4

TV shows 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Paul Greengrass movie?

By viewer score, The Uprising (2026) at 7.8/10.

What are Paul Greengrass’s most popular movies?

The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, Captain Phillips.

How many movies has Paul Greengrass made?

24 films on TMDB, 20 as director, 4 as actor.

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