
Biography
David Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including Young Adam (2003), Hallam Foe (2007), Perfect Sense (2011), and Starred Up (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film Hell or High Water premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. In October 2016, Mackenzie boarded Damnation - a TV pilot for Universal & USA Network. Mackenzie also directed Outlaw King (2018), a historical film for Netflix. Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type.
Directing · 15
Fuze
2026
Relay
2025
Homemade
2020
Outlaw King
2018
Starred Up
2014
Perfect Sense
2011
You Instead
2011
Spread
2009
Hallam Foe
2007
Asylum
2005
Young Adam
2003
Writing · 6
Production · 6
Camera · 1
Editing · 1














