Paul McGuigan | |
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 McGuigan in 2015 | |
| Born | 19 September 1963 Bellshill, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Paul McGuigan (born 19 September 1963) is a Scottish film and television director, best known for directing films such as Lucky Number Slevin , Gangster No. 1 and Push . He has also directed episodes of Sherlock , Scandal , Monroe and Smash . He was born in Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Scotland. [1]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2010 | Sherlock | 2 episodes: "A Study in Pink" and "The Great Game" |
| 2011 | Monroe | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Scandal | "Sweet Baby" |
| Sherlock | 2 episodes: "A Scandal in Belgravia" and "The Hounds of Baskerville" [2] | |
| Smash | "Hell on Earth" [3] | |
| 2013 | Devious Maids | "Pilot" |
| Lucky 7 | "Pilot" | |
| 2016 | The Family | 3 episodes: "Pilot", "All the Live Long Day" and "What Took So Long" |
| Luke Cage | 2 episodes: "Moment of Truth" and "Code of the Streets" | |
| Designated Survivor | "Pilot" | |
| 2017 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | "Pilot" |
| 2019 | Carnival Row | "Some Dark God Wakes" |
| 2019–20 | Emergence | 3 episodes: "Pilot", "Where You Belong" and "Killshot Prt. 2" |
| 2020 | Dracula | "The Dark Compass" |
| Big Sky | 2 episodes: "Pilot" & "Nowhere to Run" | |
| 2022 | Inside Man | Miniseries, 4 episodes [4] |
| 2023 | Will Trent | "Pilot" [5] |
| Year | Awarded by | Award |
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| 1998 | Royal Television Society |
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| Stockholm Film Festival |
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| 1999 | Fantasporto |
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| Catalan International Film Festival |
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| New York Underground Film Festival |
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| 2000 | AFI Fest |
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| Dinard Festival of British Cinema |
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| European Film Awards |
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| 2004 | Montréal World Film Festival |
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| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Award |
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