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.
Filmography Film The Acid House (1998) Gangster No. 1 (2000) The Reckoning (2004) Wicker Park (2004) Lucky Number Slevin (2006) Push (2009) Victor Frankenstein (2015) Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Television Year Title Notes 2006 Thief Episode: "Pilot" 2008 Takedown Web series; 6 episodes 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"Smash "Hell on Earth"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 2023 Will Trent "Pilot" 2023 Judgement "Laws of Attraction" 2026 The Undeclared War 2026 R.J. Decker 3 episodes
Awards + Year Awarded by Award1998 Royal Television Society Won, Best Newcomer Award, The Granton Star Cause Stockholm Film Festival Won, FIPRESCI Prize, The Acid House (For its originality in presenting a crass Scottish everyday world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic light, very true to its author and its adventurous visual style.) Nominated, Bronze Horse, The Acid House 1999 Fantasporto Won, AMC Audience Award and Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, The Acid House Nominated, International Fantasy Film Award, The Acid House Catalan International Film Festival Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold, The Acid House New York Underground Film Festival Nominated, Best film, The Acid House2000 AFI Fest Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Gangster No. 1 Dinard Festival of British Cinema Nominated, Golden Hitchcock, Gangster No. 1 European Film Awards Nominated, European Discovery of the Year, Gangster No. 12004 Montréal World Film Festival Nominated, Grand Prix des Amériques, Wicker Park2012 Primetime Emmy Award Nominated, Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
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External links
BBC - Paul McGuigan on Movies Telegraph - Film-makers on film: Paul McGuigan