The Resume

(October 20, 1956- )
Manchester, England, UK
Directed 'Shallow Grave,' 'Trainspotting,' 'A Life Less Ordinary,' 'The Beach,' 'Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise,' 'Strumpet' and '28 Days Later'

Why he might be annoying:

Many of his movies have dark themes to them.
He passed on directing the fourth installment to the Alien series after Robert Rordriguez was denied the opportunity.
He's considering directing a remake of 'The Fly.'
The Thailand government was concerned with the filming of the Beach, citing that they felt it might harm the ecology of Phi Phi island.
He hurt Ewan McGregor when he offered the lead role in 'The Beach' to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Why he might not be annoying:

Trainspotting showed the darker side of drug addiction in a very tongue-and-cheek fashion.
Although bombing, he didn't regret making 'The Beach,' saying: 'I don't like complaining about it; it's what made me able to buy this house.'
In its first week in the United States, '28 Days Later' made up the amount of money that it took to produce it.

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2009 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 36)
• Alien Heads
• Annoyatorium's Least Annoying [2009] (Ranked: 49)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• BAFTA - Best Director Winners (Ranked: 2008)
• Best Director Oscar Winners (Ranked: 2008)
• Critic's Choice's Best Director (Ranked: 2008)
• Director's Guild Award (Ranked: 2008)
• Golden Globe: Best Director (Ranked: 2008)
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 1]
• I am from Manchester
• I Turned Down a Knighthood
• John Lydon Doesn't Like Me
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 308)
• Profiles 9251-9500 (Ranked: 9332)
• Rolling Stone's 100 People Who Are Changing America [March 2009] (Ranked: 62)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Time's Top 10 Famous Toilets (Ranked: 3)
• Trainspotting [1996]
• Ultimate Classic Rock’s Biggest Rock Feuds of 2022 (Ranked: 8)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 68 Votes: 42.65% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 149 Votes: 68.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1612 Votes: 72.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 94 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 251 Votes: 49.00% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 124 Votes: 46.77% Annoying