FILM DIRECTOR

James McTeigue

1967 - Today

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James McTeigue (born 29 December 1967) is an Australian film and television director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including Dark City (1998), the Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut with the 2005 film V for Vendetta to critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James McTeigue has received more than 711,922 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. James McTeigue is the 1,571st most popular film director (down from 1,442nd in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Australia (down from 336th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James McTeigues by language

Over the past year James McTeigue has had the most page views in the with 72,241 views, followed by Italian (8,777), and French (8,654). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (101.75%), Malagasy (90.00%), and Catalan (55.32%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James McTeigue ranks 1,571 out of 2,041. Before him are Aparna Sen, Erick Zonca, Andrea Arnold, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Oscar Micheaux, and Bryan Forbes. After him are McG, Stéphane Brizé, Chris Weitz, Peter Chelsom, Allison Anders, and H. Bruce Humberstone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, James McTeigue ranks 410. Before him are Donovan Bailey, Gosha Kutsenko, Risto Laakkonen, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Jan Eriksson, and Fernando Tejero. After him are Renhō, Ranko Popović, Magnus Gustafsson, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Avi Gabbay, and Igor Shuvalov.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James McTeigue ranks 379 out of 1,143. Before him are Ralph Doubell (1945), Kate Morton (1976), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Neil Robertson (1982), Ernie Parker (1883), and Jacob Elordi (1997). After him are Alyssa Sutherland (1982), Claire Holt (1988), Tony Popovic (1973), Bob Tinning (1925), Elizabeth Kenny (1880), and Robert Helpmann (1909).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, James McTeigue ranks 15. Before him are Russell Mulcahy (1953), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), Fred Schepisi (1939), Leigh Whannell (1977), and Gillian Armstrong (1950). After him are John Hillcoat (1961), Craig Gillespie (1967), Cate Shortland (1968), Greig Fraser (1975), Stephan Elliott (1964), and Justin Kurzel (1974).

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Filmography

V for Vendetta
Director
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Feb 23o 20067.897 / 10
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Director
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
May 15o 20026.6 / 10
The Matrix
Director
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Mar 30o 19998.209 / 10