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My Take
Dan Gilroy is one of those writers-turned-directors who only needed one film to make a serious statement, and that film is Nightcrawler. I genuinely think it's one of the sharpest American movies of the 2010s — a pitch-black satire of hustle culture and media predation wrapped up in this deeply unsettling character study, and Jake Gyllenhaal's performance wouldn't be half as terrifying without the precision of Gilroy's script driving every beat. The fact that it earned him an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay and a win at the Independent Spirit Awards feels almost understated. A Dartmouth grad who clearly absorbed something darker than what the diploma suggests, Gilroy has a knack for finding the rot beneath respectable surfaces, and I'd honestly watch anything he writes.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dan Gilroy
- Name (Japanese)
- ダン・ギルロイ
- Reading
- だん・ぎるろい
- Born
- June 24, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film director / director
2. Background
- High school
- Washingtonville High School
- University
- Dartmouth College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Dan Gilroy born?
Born June 24, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Dan Gilroy from?
Dan Gilroy is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Dan Gilroy do?
Dan Gilroy works as screenwriter, film director, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.