The man who directed The Double who also directed a 2010 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne, is best known as what?
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Richard Ayoade Richard Ellef Ayoade ( , born 12 June 1977) is a British actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter. He is best known as Maurice Moss in "The IT Crowd", for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and as Dean Learner in "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace". He has directed two feature films – "Submarine" (2010) and "The Double" (2013) – as well as various music videos for bands including Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Kasabian.
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Submarine (2010 film) Submarine is a 2010 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. The film was written and directed by Richard Ayoade, and starred Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins. "Submarine" is Ayoade's directorial debut.
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The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Kenelm Foss, Ivy Duke and Elaine Madison. It was based on the 1913 novel "The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton" by Edward Phillips Oppenheim.
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Dual (film) Dual is a 2008 independent Western drama film. It was directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by and starring Michael Worth.
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Jo Woodcock Jo Woodcock (born 9 September 1988) is an English television, film and stage actress. Although active since 2000, Woodcock came into prominence following her critically acclaimed performances as Alice in the television drama "Torn" in 2007, and as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield in the television series "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" in 2008. She appeared as Celia Radley in "Dorian Gray", the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", in 2009.
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Joe Wilkinson Joseph "Joe" Wilkinson (born 2 May 1975) is an English comedian, actor and writer.
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Ron Donachie Ron Donachie (born Ronald Eaglesham Porter, 26 April 1956) is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin "Rebus" mystery novels and for his supporting roles in films "The Jungle Book" (1994), "Titanic" and television series "Doctor Who" and "Game of Thrones".
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Enemy (2013 film) Enemy is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, produced by M.S. Faura and Niv Fichman and written by Javier Gullón, loosely adapted from José Saramago's 2002 novel "The Double". The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon and revolves around two men who are physically identical. It is also internationally co-produced by production companies from Spain and Canada.
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Craig Parkinson Craig Parkinson (born 11 March 1976) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in British television dramas, including Shaun in the E4 series "Misfits", the twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the ITV series "Whitechapel", and DI Matthew 'Dot' Cottan in the BBC Two series "Line of Duty". He has also appeared in several independent films including "Control", "Soulboy", "The Unloved", and "Four Lions".
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Jason Bourne Jason Bourne ( ) is a fictional character created by novelist Robert Ludlum. Bourne is the antihero in a series of fourteen novels (to 2016) and subsequent film adaptations. He first appeared in the novel "The Bourne Identity" (1980), which was adapted for television in 1988. The novel was adapted in 2002 into a feature film under the same name and starred Matt Damon in the lead role.
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Justin Pearson (stuntman) Justin Pearson (born 1971) is a British stunt man and stunt coordinator who is best known for his stunt work in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011) and "Skyfall" (2012), for which he received Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012 and 2013 respectively, as part of a stunt ensemble.
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The Inbetweeners Movie The Inbetweeners Movie is a 2011 British coming-of-age comedy film based on the E4 sitcom "The Inbetweeners", written by series creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris and directed by Ben Palmer. The film follows the misadventures of a group of teenage friends on holiday in Malia after the end of their final year at school together, and was intended as an ending to the TV series. It stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison. "The Inbetweeners Movie" was released on 17 August 2011 in the UK and Ireland by Entertainment Film Distributors, to favourable reviews, although its later release in the United States was not as well received. It was a commercial success, setting the record for the biggest opening weekend for a comedy film in the UK. A sequel, "The Inbetweeners 2", was released on 6 August 2014.
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Le Fear Le Fear is a 2010 British comedy film, and the directorial debut of actor Jason Croot who also features in a supporting role. Shot on an ultra-low budget of less than £2,000, and filmed over the course of just three days, the film stars Kyri Saphiris, Spencer Austin and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty, among others. The story follows the experiences of a bunch of actors as they attempt to make an ultimately inept and poor quality film. A sequel, "", is due to be released in 2016.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher. The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life, and Taraji P. Henson as the woman who raised him.
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Perrier's Bounty Perrier's Bounty is a 2009 Irish crime thriller comedy film set in modern-day Dublin. Described as an "urban western" by its director Ian Fitzgibbon, it stars Brendan Gleeson as the villainous title character, as well as Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent as son and father.
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Stephen Fry bibliography and filmography Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, author and television presenter. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", and the duo also played the title roles in "Jeeves and Wooster". Fry played the lead in the film "Wilde", was Melchett in the "Blackadder" television series and is the host of celebrity comedy trivia show, "QI". He has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies, "Moab Is My Washpot", "", and "More Fool Me: A Memoir".
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Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, television presenter and actor. He is best known for his stand up comedy, for starring as JP in the TV series "Fresh Meat", and for playing Alfie Wickers in the TV series "Bad Education", which he also co-wrote. Since 2012, he has been a regular panellist on the game show "A League of Their Own". He also hosted "Backchat" with his father, Michael.
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Anthony Andrews Anthony Colin Gerald Andrews ( ; born 12 January 1948) is an English actor best known for his role as Lord Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 ITV miniseries "Brideshead Revisited" (1981). He is also known for playing the title roles in "Ivanhoe" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (both 1982), and for portraying Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in "The King's Speech" (2010). For his performance in "Brideshead Revisited" Andrews won a Golden Globe and BAFTA TV Award, as well as being nominated for an Emmy.
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The Double (1971 film) The Double (Italian: La controfigura / "The Stand-in") aka Love Inferno, is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It starred Ewa Aulin (of "Death Laid an Egg" fame). The story was based on a novel called "La controfigura" by Libero Bigiaretti.
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Kevin Doyle (actor) Kevin Doyle (born 10 April 1960) is an English actor, born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. He is known for many roles, including DS John Wadsworth in "Happy Valley" and in the TV series "The Lakes" (as the character John Parr), "Coronation Street" and "The Crimson Field". Doyle played valet/footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series "Downton Abbey".
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Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of "Bleak House", as Gordon Urquhart in the film "Local Hero", as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's "New Tricks", and as Wedge Antilles in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor.
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Brothers (2009 film) Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish film "Brødre" (2004), which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman, and is directed by Jim Sheridan. Both films take inspiration from Homer's epic poem, the "Odyssey". The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $43 million. Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance.