Sean McGinly is an American film director and screenwriter. His film Two Days, starring Paul Rudd and Donal Logue, piqued the interest of Tom Hanks, who then agreed to produce McGinly's project, The Great Buck Howard, through his Playtone production company. The film stars Hanks himself along with his son Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Emily Blunt.
Early life
editMcGinly was born in Philadelphia to an Irish-German father and a Irish-Italian mother. He was raised in Northern Virginia.[1]
Career
editIn 1994, McGinly moved to Los Angeles, where he began writing student films and straight-to-video films. In 2000, while on a trip to Dublin, Ireland, he co-wrote a comedy film, Two Days. He went on to direct the film as well, and got Paul Rudd, Donal Logue, and Adam Scott to star in it.[1]
McGinly then wrote and directed Brothers Lost: A Story of 9/11, a memorial documentary that interviewed 31 men from 25 families who also lost brothers on that day. He had also lost his brother during the 9/11 attacks.[1]
Two Days led to McGinly's big break which was directing and writing The Great Buck Howard.[1][2] In 2017, he began production on Silver Lake, starring Martin Starr and Deborah Ann Woll.[3]
Filmography
editDirecting
edit- The Great Buck Howard
- Two Days
- Brothers
- The Truth About Juliet
- Writer's Block
Writing
edit- More Mercy
- Venomous
- Fugitive Mind
- Sonic Impact
- Evasive Action
- Scorned 2
- Strategic Command
- The Confidence Man
- Sexual Roulette
- Time Under Fire
References
edit- ^ a b c d "20 Years Later – Sean McGinly – Film Ireland Magazine". 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Emily Blunt Joins The Great Buck Howard". Empire. 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (2017-08-01). "Martin Starr, Deborah Ann Woll to Star in 'Silver Lake' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
External links
edit- Sean McGinly at IMDb
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