Danny Boyle (born 20th October 1956) is a film director and producer born in Manchester, has been responsible for directing the cult films Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), and Millions (2005).

He studied at Thornliegh Salesian College and the University of Wales, Bangor. Boyle first got attention in the UK for directing a number of distinguished productions for the British Television including Inspector Morse and Mr. Wroe's Virgins .

He is typically known to work with John Hodge, Andrew McDonald and actor Ewan McGregor. After the international attention gained by "Trainspotting" he hoped to gain a production deal with a major US studio but his only confirmed offer was the fourth film of the Alien franchise. Using British finance Boyle and Lodge made "A Life Less Ordinary" but the films lack of a bankable star and obscure scenario resulted in a box office dud. It was Ewan McGregor who first promoted an adaptation of the cult novel "The Beach" to Boyle but when he discovered that Leonardo Di Caprio had been cast in his promised role there followed a public argument with Ewan and he has not worked with him since. Writer, Alex Garland has written all of his films post-A Life Less Ordinary.

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