Douglas McGrath

For the Canadian actor, see Doug McGrath.

Douglas McGrath
Born	(1958-02-02) February 2, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S.

Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (born February 2, 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He also writes political commentary, such as "The Flapjack File", a column for The New Republic.

McGrath was nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for his Bullets over Broadway screenplay. He was twice nominated for a Writers Guild of America award, in 1995 for Bullets over Broadway, and in 1997 for Emma.

McGrath is the son of Beatrice and R. Searle McGrath, an independent oil producer from Midland, Texas. He is an alumnus of Trinity School of Midland, The Choate School, and Princeton University. At Princeton, he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and joined its Board of Directors after graduation. In 1995, McGrath married Jane Read Martin, a former assistant of Woody Allen's. She and McGrath have a son named Henry.

Partial filmography

Writer

• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, book for musical based on the life and music of Carole King, which opened on Broadway in 2014.
• Checkers (2012) (Play about young Richard Nixon)
• Infamous (2006)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Company Man (2000)
• Emma (1996)
• Bullets over Broadway (1994)
• Born Yesterday (1993)
• L.A. Law (1 episode, 1989)
  • One Rat, One Ranger
• Saturday Night Live (12 episodes, 1980–1981)

Actor

• Hollywood Ending (2002) – Barbecue Guest
• Small Time Crooks (2000) – Frenchy's Lawyer
• Company Man (2000) – Alan Quimp
• The Insider (1999) – Private Investigator
• Celebrity (1998) – Bill Gaines
• Happiness (1998) – Tom
• Prix Fixe (1997) – Bob Waterman
• The Daytrippers (1996) – Chap
  • aka En route vers Manhattan
• Quiz Show (1994) – Snodgrass

Director

• I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
• His Way (2011)
• Infamous (2006)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Company Man (2000)
• Emma (1996)

External links

• Douglas McGrath at the Internet Movie Database