A native of Santa Monica, California, Dan Gilroy was born on 24th of June 1959. His father Frank D. Gilroy is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and mother Ruth Dorothy is a sculptor and writer. He was raised alongside his brothers Tony Gilroy who is now a screenwriter and director and Fraternal twin brother, John Gilroy, a film editor. Dan Gilroy is an American and belongs to white ethnicity.
Talking about his education, Gilroy studied at Washingtonville High School and later he graduated from Dartmouth College.
Since 1992, Gilroy has been active in the entertainment industry. He debuted with the film “Freejack” as a co-writer. Till the date, he has worked in 9 movies as a co-writer which includes Esq”, “Kong: Skull Island”, “The Bourne Legacy”, “Real Steel”, “The Fall”, “Two for the Money”, and “Chasers”.
However, he rose to fame only after the release of “Nightcrawler”, which is his directorial debut.
Moving onto his personal life, Gilroy is a married man. He is married to his long-term girlfriend Rene Russo, who is an actress. The husband and wife are living a blissful life with their daughter Rose without any news and rumors of conflict, separation, divorce, and extramarital affairs.
As of 2017, Gilroy has an estimated net worth of $10 million. He has earned his wealth widely through his profession as a writer and director. Currently, he is busy in his upcoming directorial project “Roman J. Israel, Esq”, which is a legal drama.
