Stephen Daldry

Infobox actor
name = Stephen Daldry


imagesize = 180px
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birthdate = birth date and age|1961|5|2
location = Dorset, England
birthname = Stephen David Daldry
spouse = Lucy Sexton (2001-present)
baftaawards = Best British Film
2000 "Billy Elliot"
goldenglobeawards = Best Motion Picture - Drama
2002 "The Hours"
laurenceolivierawards = Best Director of a Play
1993 "An Inspector Calls"
1994 "Machinal"
tonyawards = Best Direction of a Play
1994 "An Inspector Calls"
awards = Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Director of a Play
1994 "An Inspector Calls"

Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and film director and producer.

Biography

Stephen was born in Dorset, England and was educated at the University of Sheffield before taking an apprenticeship at the city's Crucible Theatre from 1985-1988. Whilst at the University of Sheffield, Stephen was Chairman of SuTCo (Sheffield University Theatre Company). He trained at East 15 Acting School, London.

Stephen is married to performance artist Lucy Sexton, and together have one child, born in 2003.cite news | last=Giltz | first=Michael | title=The golden Hours | work=The Advocate | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_March_18/ai_99850228 | date=2003-03-18 | accessdate=2008-05-29] [cite web | title=Stephen Daldry | work=Matt & Andrej Koymasky - The Living Room - Biographies | url=http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biod1/dald1.html | accessdate=2008-05-29]

Career

Stephen began his career under the late Claire Veneable at the Sheffield Crucible where he directed many productions. He also headed many productions at the Manchester Library Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Stratford East, Oxford Stage, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was also Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 1992-8, where he headed the £26 million development scheme. He was also Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre (1989-92) and the Metro Theatre Company (1984-6). He is currently on the Board of the Young and Old Vic Theatres and remains an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. He was the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for 2002 at St Catherine's College, Oxford.

Daldry made his feature film directorial debut with Billy Elliot, which was an international success, but previously he had been a successful theatre director, having won awards on Broadway as well as the West End. His next film "The Hours" was equally successful commercially and critically, and won Best Actress at the Academy Awards for Nicole Kidman. Recently on stage, he directed a musical adaptation of Billy Elliot, and he is currently directing "The Reader", based on the book of the same name, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. He has received two previous Academy Award nominations for his directing.

Daldry was planning to direct a film adaptation of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" in 2005. [cite news | author=Nancy Hass | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/movies/moviesspecial/07hass.html?ex=1169182800&en=53cff6b9ce24cc49&ei=5070 | date=2004-11-07 | title=Scott Rudin's Three Ring Holiday Circus | work=The New York Times | accessdate=2008-05-29] In the ensuing three years, the project was cancelled and reinitiated several times, and in late 2006 was partially cast with Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire. According to Chabon, production then stalled due to "studio-politics kinds of reasons that I'm not privy to," and as of April 2007 remains inactive.cite news | author=Timothy Hodler | title=Michael Chabon Q & A | url=http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_5477 | work=Details | date=2007 | accessdate=2008-05-29]

Work

Filmography

*1998: "Eight"
*2000: "Billy Elliot"
*2001: "The 'Billy Elliot' Boy" (co-producer)
*2002: "The Hours"
*2008: "The Reader"
*2009: "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"

Broadway

*"" Oct 16, 2008 - ?
*"Via Dolorosa" Mar 18, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999
*"An Inspector Calls" Apr 27, 1994 - May 28, 1995

West End

; Royal Court Theatre
* "A Number"
* "Faw Away" (also Albery Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop)
* "Via Dolorosa" (also the Duchess Theatre)
* "Rat in the Skull"
* "Body Talk"
* "The Kitchen"
* "The Editing Process"
* "Search and Destroy"

; Royal National Theatre
* "An Inspector Calls" (also Broadway and Worldwide)
* "Machinal"

; Gate Theatre
* "Damned for Despair"
* "The Fleisser Plays"
* "Figaro Gets Divorced"

References

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