Mike Figgis

Person · Open Library

Works

16

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Film & TV

Cumberland, England, UK

Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.

Known for

• Megadoc — Self2025
• Leopard — Homeless Busker2016
• Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... — Self2015
• MLE — Dealer2015
• The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo — Self2007
• Altman on His Own Terms — Self2000
• One Night Stand — Hotel Clerk1997
• Leaving Las Vegas — Mobster 11995
• Pictures of Europe — Self1990
• Internal Affairs — Hollander1990

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1948-02-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,249

Total plays

88,483

Mike Figgis (born February 28, 1948) is an English film director, writer, and composer. Figgis was born in Carlisle and grew up in Africa. His early interest was in music and he played keyboards for Bryan Ferry's first band. After working in theatre (he was a musician and performer in the experimental group The People Show) he made his feature film debut with the low budget Stormy Monday in 1988. The film earned him attention as a Director who could get interesting performances from established

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Mike

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Carlisle

Occupation

director

Educated at

Middlesex University

Employer

European Graduate School

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

Image

Mike Figgis - Deloitte Ignite 2011 (2).jpg

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