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David Mackenzie

Scotland, UKBorn May 10, 1966

David Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including Young Adam (2003), Hallam Foe (2007), Perfect Sense (2011), and Starred Up (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film Hell or High Water premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. In October 2016, Mackenzie boarded Damnation - a TV pilot for Universal & USA Network. Mackenzie also directed Outlaw King (2018), a historical film for Netflix. Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type.

Filmography18

Fuze

Fuze

2025
Relay

Relay

2025
Outlaw King

Outlaw King

2018
Hell or High Water
B+

Hell or High Water

2016·4 grades
Starred Up

Starred Up

2014
Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

2011
You Instead

You Instead

2011
Spread

Spread

2009
Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

2007
Asylum

Asylum

2005
Young Adam

Young Adam

2003
The Last Great Wilderness

The Last Great Wilderness

2002
Somersault

Somersault

2000
Marcie's Dowry

Marcie's Dowry

2000
Fragile

Fragile

1999
Two Fingers

Two Fingers

1997
Wanting and Getting

Wanting and Getting

1995
Dirty Diamonds

Dirty Diamonds

1994