David Mackenzie

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

May 10, 1966 (60 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Starred Up
    Starred Up2013
  • Spread
    Spread2009

Known For

  • Hell or High Water
    Hell or High Water2016
  • Outlaw King
    Outlaw King2018
  • Perfect Sense
    Perfect Sense2011
  • Starred Up
    Starred Up2013
  • Spread
    Spread2009
  • Relay
    Relay2025
  • Hallam Foe
    Hallam Foe2007
  • Young Adam
    Young Adam2003
  • Under the Banner of Heaven
    Under the Banner of Heaven7 episodes
  • Asylum
    Asylum2005
  • Fuze
    Fuze2026
  • Tonight You're Mine
    Tonight You're Mine2011
  • Homemade
    Homemade17 episodes
  • I Love Luci
    I Love Luci2010

Featured Videos

  • Hell Or High Water: David Mackenzie
    Hell Or High Water: David MackenzieHell or High WaterAug 19, 2016
  • Hell Or High Water: David Mackenzie On The Script
    Hell Or High Water: David Mackenzie On The ScriptHell or High WaterJul 26, 2016

Filmography

2025
2024
2022
Under the Banner of Heaven · as Executive Producer
2020
2018
2017
Damnation · as Executive Producer
2012
Citadel · as Executive Producer
2011
Perfect Sense · as Executive Producer
2010
I Love Luci · as Executive Producer
2007
Hallam Foe · as Executive Producer

2024
2018
Outlaw King · as Screenplay
2007
Hallam Foe · as Screenplay
2003
Young Adam · as Screenplay
2002
The Last Great Wilderness · as Screenplay

2005

2020
Homemade · as Director Of Photography
2020
Homemade · as Devised By
2018
Malevolent · as Executive Producer: Sigma Films