Michael Caton-Jones

Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957 ) is a Scottish director and producer of film and television.

Biography Caton-Jones grew up in Broxburn, near Edinburgh. He moved to London and squatted in Stoke Newington. He attended the National Film and Television School.

He was instrumental in casting Leonardo DiCaprio in his first major film role in This Boy's Life (1993).

In October 2017, Caton-Jones told BuzzFeed News that he was forced from the production of the 1998 crime drama film B. Monkey when he refused to fire lead actress Sophie Okonedo, who producer Harvey Weinstein had deemed was not "fuckable". Weinstein told Variety that Caton-Jones left the production due to "creative differences". Michael Radford was hired to replace Caton-Jones and Okonedo was replaced by Asia Argento. Argento was one of three women who in 2017 told The New Yorker she had been raped by Weinstein.

Filmography

Film

Executive producer Rob Roy (1995) After the Wedding (2019)

Television Miniseries Brond (1987) World Without End (2012)

TV series Year Title Notes 1988 Screen Two Episode "Lucky Sunil" 1998 Trinity Episode "Pilot" 2010 Spooks 2 episodes

Awards and nominations