Director

James McTeigue

Born December 29, 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia9 films

James McTeigue is an Australian film director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including No Escape (1994), the Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Born on Sydney's North Shore, he grew up in Collaroy Plateau, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. McTeigue attended Marist Brothers North Sydney then Cromer High School, in Cromer, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. He completed tertiary study in film at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus.

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First watchV for Vendetta20067.9In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

6.8Ninja Assassin2009

6.3The Raven2012

5.7Survivor2015

5.9Breaking In2018

Filmography

9 films as director

TBABlood MusicDirector
TBAAlien Sleeper CellDirector
TBAThe Midnight PoolDirector
2018Breaking InDirector
2015SurvivorDirector
2014Caserta Palace DreamDirector
2012The RavenDirector
2009Ninja AssassinDirector
2006V for VendettaDirector