Trivia

His favorite film is Apocalypse Now (1979)

Passed directing Alien Resurrection (1997) to work on A Life Less Ordinary (1997).

He was asked to direct Fight Club (1999), but he was busy with The Beach (2000).

He was asked to direct 8 Mile (2002), but he was busy with 28 Days Later (2002).

He was asked to direct The Full Monty (1997), but he turned it down, as he didn't find the story interesting.

Directed three actors to an Oscar-nominated performance: James Franco, Michael Fassbender, and Kate Winslet.

Was the artistic director of the 2012 Olympic games in London.

Is one of 10 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning for Slumdog Millionaire (2008). The other directors to achieve this are Mike Nichols for The Graduate (1967), Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986), Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List (1993), Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity (2013) and Roma (2018), Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant (2015), and Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water (2017).

Was in a relationship with casting director Gail Stevens (1983-2003). They had 3 children together: Caitlin Boyle (b. 1985), Gabriel Boyle (b. 1989), and Grace Boyle (b. 1991).

Attended Thornliegh Salesian College in Bolton, Lancashire

He was originally going to direct Our Friends in the North (1996), but decided to focus on his film career.

He was considered to direct American Psycho (2000).

He was considered to direct X-Men (2000).

In 2012, Boyle was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork - The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his lifetime that he most admires.

He was set to direct No Time to Die (2021), but left the project due to creative differences.

Studied English and Drama at University College of North Wales (now Bangor University).

Danny's twin sister Marie and younger sister Bernadette are both teachers.

In 2010, The Tablet named Boyle one of Britain's most influential Roman Catholics.

He was considered to direct Alien Resurrection (1997), but chose to direct A Life Less Ordinary (1997) instead.

He was considered to direct Scream (1996).

He was once erroneously touted in the media as having being asked to direct Skyfall (2012).

A fair chunk of his movies' titles are based around numbers: 28 Days Later (2002), 127 Hours (2010), Millions (2004), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and if you're cheating a bit, T2 Trainspotting (2017).

He has directed two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 127 Hours (2010). The former won in the category.