John Madden

About

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He was educated at Clifton College. He was in the same house as friend and fellow director Roger Michell. He began his career in British independent films. He graduated from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse. Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1998, and for which Madden was also nominated as Best Director (he lost to Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan). Madden is also a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry...

Known for

Great PerformancesSeries • 1971American PlayhouseSeries • 1982Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984Screen TwoSeries • 1985PlayhouseSeries • 1974Masters of SexSeries • 2013Inspector MorseSeries • 1987Prime SuspectSeries • 1991The BFGMovie • 2016Miss SloaneMovie • 2016Screen OneSeries • 1989Shakespeare in LoveMovie • 1998The DebtMovie • 2010Operation MincemeatMovie • 2022Captain Corelli's MandolinMovie • 2001The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelMovie • 2015The Storyteller: Greek MythsSeries • 1991The Best Exotic Marigold HotelMovie • 2012ProofMovie • 2005KillshotMovie • 2008Mrs BrownMovie • 1997Ethan FromeMovie • 1993