Kevin Macdonald
Director, producer
Kevin Macdonald is a director and producer, known for Whitney (2018), The Last King of Scotland (2006), State of Play (2009) and Touching the Void (2003).
Kevin Macdonald's first feature, One Day In September, won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2000. His awards include a BAFTA for Best British Film, the Evening Standard Award for Best British Film, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is the highest grossing British documentary in U.K. box office history. Kevin's first feature-length drama, The Last King of Scotland, starring Forest Whitaker, premiered at Telluride and was released in the UK and the US in 2006. Other feature drama credits include State of Play, starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, and The Eagle, adapted from Rosemary Sutcliffe's The Eagle of the Ninth and starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell. His most recent feature is Marley, the acclaimed documentary about Bob Marley's life and work was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2013 BAFTA’s as well as receiving a GRAMMY and a BIFA nomination. In 2013, his film How I Live Now starring Saoirse Ronan and Tom Holland was released. In 2018, he examined the life and career of singer Whitney Houston in his film Whitney.
The Common Good hosted Macdonald in 2011: New York Premiere of “Life in a Day”.
Twitter: @Kevinmfilms
