James Gray Biography
James Gray (director) is an American film director and screenwriter. Since his feature debut Little Odessa in 1994, he has made five other features, four of which competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
James Gray Age
James was born on April 14, 1969, in New York City.
James Gray Wife | Kids
James married Alexandra Dickson in 2005. The couple has three children.
James Gray Height
Gray’s height is under assessment.
James Gray (director) Net worth
His estimated net worth is still under review.
James Gray Background and education
Gray was born in New York City. He is of Ukrainian Jewish descent, with grandparents from Ostropol, Western Ukraine. His father was once an electronics contractor.
Gray attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where his student film, Cowboys and Angels, helped him get an agent and the attention of producer Paul Webster, who encouraged him to write a script which he could produce.
James Gray Career
In 1994, at age 25, Gray made his first feature film Little Odessa, a film starring Tim Roth about a hitman confronted by his younger brother upon returning to his hometown, “Little Odessa,” a section of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The film won the Silver Lion at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.
In 2000, Miramax discharged his subsequent film, The Yards, a wrongdoing show shot in 1998. His third film, We Own the Night, featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg, played in rivalry at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in May, 1 getting broadly unique audits from global faultfinders.
We Own the Night was discharged dramatically in the US on October 12, 2007. In November 2012 he was chosen as an individual from the fundamental challenge jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech.
His 2013 film The Immigrant was named for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He composed the screenplay for Guillaume Canet’s 2013 film Blood Ties with Canet.
In August 2013, it was declared that Warner Bros tapped Gray to compose and direct White Devil, a movie dependent on the life of John Willis.
In October 2016, Gray’s film The Lost City of Z debuted at the New York Film Festival. The film, in view of the book by David Grann, portrays the life of traveler Percy Fawcett, played by Charlie Hunnam.
Gray first confirmed his plans to write and direct sci-fi space epic Ad Astra on May 12 during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be released in September 2019.
James Gray Accolades
Festival | Award | Year | Title |
51st Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | 1994 | Little Odessa |
Silver Lion | |||
11th Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | 1996 | |
Best First Feature | |||
2000 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d’Or | 2000 | The Yards |
2007 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d’Or | 2007 | We Own the Night |
2008 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d’Or | 2008 | Two Lovers |
25th Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | 2010 | |
2013 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d’Or | 2013 | The Immigrant |