David Mackenzie
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 10 May 1966 · Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Writing 7
- 2026The Stain on the Snow · screenplay
- 2025Relay · writer
- 2018Outlaw King · screenplay
- 2007Hallam Foe · screenplay
- 2003Young Adam · screenplay
- 2002The Last Great Wilderness · screenplay
- 1995Wanting and Getting · writer
Directing 20
- 2026The Stain on the Snow · director
- 2026Fuze · director
- 2026Jett Day · director
- 2025Relay · director
- 2018Outlaw King · director
- 2016Hell or High Water · director
- 2014Starred Up · director
- 2011Perfect Sense · director
- 2011You Instead · director
- 2009Spread · director
- 2007Hallam Foe · director
- 2005Asylum · director
- 2003Young Adam · director
- 2002The Last Great Wilderness · director
- 2000Somersault · director
- 2000Marcie's Dowry · director
- 1999Fragile · director
- 1997Two Fingers · director
- 1995Wanting and Getting · director
- 1994Dirty Diamonds · director
Production 6
- 2026The Stain on the Snow · executive producer
- 2026Fuze · producer
- 2025Relay · producer
- 2011Perfect Sense · executive producer
- 2010I Love Luci · executive producer
- 1995Wanting and Getting · producer
Acting 1
- 2011Life in 24 fps as Matt 2
Editing 1
- 1995Wanting and Getting · editor
