Tommy Gormley is a Scottish film director and producer. He is known for his work on the genres of action, drama and science fiction. Gormley has produced or served as assistant director on films such as Star Trek and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
He produced or co-produced a number of TV series, including Fringe. Gormley won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for outstanding contribution to craft at the 2014 British Academy Scotland Awards.
Early life Thomas Matthew Gormley was born on 3 May 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Charles Gormley, a Scottish film maker. He attended two schools, St Joseph's primary and St Columba of Iona. He enrolled in the University of Strathclyde.
Gormley credits his father Charles Gormley for inspiring him to get into the film industry.
Career
Summary Tommy Gormley has been the director of Fringe. And he also featured prominently as the position of assistant director in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek Into Darkness, John Carter, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Super 8, The Phantom of the Opera and 2012. He is to be an assistant director for Wonder Woman.
Filmography
Films +YearFilmProducerAssistant DirectorDirectorNotes1989Wild FlowersYesThird assistant director1990Lorna DooneYesThird assistant director1991The Black Velvet GownYesThird assistant director1991The Black CandleSecond assistant director1993Bad BehaviourYesSecond assistant director1993Raining StonesYesFirst assistant director1993Screen OneYesFirst assistant director2012FringeYesFirst assistant director2013Star Trek Into DarknessYesFirst assistant director2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationYesFirst assistant director2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensCo-Producer, first assistant director2017Wonder WomanYesYesFirst assistant director2018The Cloverfield ParadoxSecond unit director2018Mission: Impossible – FalloutYesFirst assistant director2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerExecutive producer; First assistant director2020Wonder Woman 1984First assistant director: additional photography Also Unit Production Manager2023Mission: Impossible – Dead ReckoningExecutive producer, first assistant director2024KnucklesCo-executive producer, first assistant director2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3Executive producer2025Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningExecutive producer, first assistant director2026The Great BeyondYes
References
J.J. Abrams congratulates first A.D. Tommy Gormley for BAFTA award, Variety, November 17, 2014. Accessed June 22, 2016. I was inspired by JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg, says Scots film director Tommy Gormley by Brian McIver, Glasgow Herald, February 23, 2013. Accessed June 22, 2016.
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