Tom Gilroy Biography

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Tom Gilroy is a writer/director/producer/actor from New York and has appeared in over 30 films, having worked with such directors as Ken Loach, Sidney Lumet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim McKay, Christopher Munch, Cam Archer, Paul Auster and multi-media artist Robert Longo. He has written, directed and produced two award winning films--the short 'Touch Base' (IFC/BRAVO) and the critically-acclaimed feature 'Spring Forward' (IFC/MGM) starring Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty, and Campbell Scott. His plays--most notably 'The Invisible Hand' and 'Halcion Days' have been produced in several US cities and around the world. With his theatre company Machine Full (co-founded with Lili Taylor and Michael Imperioli) Gilroy has produced over a dozen critically acclaimed productions, most recently Hamlet, starring Richard Harris, Jared Harris, and Lili Taylor. In 2005 he directed Rosie Perez, Robert Sean Leonard, Natasha Lyonne and Mary-Louise Parker in the play 'Nine Ten' for the 24 Hour play project. A two-time Sundance Lab and three-time MacDowell Colony Fellow, Tom has just completed his short 'Mr. Sycamore' and begins directing his new feature 'Location,' starring Aidan Quinn, in the Spring of 2007.

Tom is also a published haiku poet, having authored â??The Haiku Yearâ?? (Soft Skull Press), with new works coming out in Fall 2006 in the â??Snapshotsâ?? collection (Snapshot Press/Liverpool, UK) and his own â??Volunteer Geraniums,â?? later in 2006.

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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319680/

http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/springforward

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