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Charlie McDowell

チャーリー・マクダウェル　/　ちゃーりー・まくだうぇる

American screenwriter

July 10, 1983 (age 42)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California
screenwriter
actor
film director

My Take

Charlie McDowell interests me as a filmmaker who bets everything on concept. The One I Love took a single uncanny premise and squeezed an entire meditation on marriage out of it — that is screenwriting economy I respect. Born into Hollywood royalty in Los Angeles, he could have coasted on family connections, yet he chose the harder route of cerebral, small-scale storytelling, continuing with The Discovery and Windfall for Netflix. He hasn't had his definitive breakout yet, and I suspect it is coming. Directors who learn to do a lot with a little tend to age well, so I'm keeping him firmly on my watch list.

Overview

Charles Malcolm McDowell (born July 10, 1983) is an American film director and screenwriter. McDowell made his directorial film debut with the romantic thriller The One I Love (2014). He has since written and directed the Netflix drama films The Discovery (2017) and Windfall (2022).

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1. Profile

Name (English): Charlie McDowell
Name (Japanese): チャーリー・マクダウェル
Reading: ちゃーりー・まくだうぇる
Born: July 10, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Boar
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / actor / film director

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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