Wash Westmoreland

Wash Westmoreland was born on Mar 04, 1966 in UK. Wash Westmoreland's big-screen debut came with Gay Republicans directed by Wash Westmoreland in 2004. Wash Westmoreland is known for Still Alice directed by Richard Glatzer, Julianne Moore stars as Alice Howland and Kate Bosworth as Anna Howland-Jones. Wash Westmoreland has got 29 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Wash Westmoreland achieved is Humanitas Prize. The upcoming new movie Wash Westmoreland plays is Earthquake Bird which will be released on Nov 15, 2019.

Hailing from Leeds, England, Westmoreland earned his college degree in Politics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and soon after moved to America to pursue filmmaking. His 2014 film, "Still Alice," starring Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin and Kate Bosworth, saw Moore win nearly every acting award including a BAFTA and her first Oscar.In 2015, Westmoreland was awarded the Humanitas Prize in the feature film category for the movie, an award he shared with co-writer Richard Glatzer. The duo's previous pictures include "The Last of Robin Hood," starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon and Dakota Fanning, as well as the 2006 movie "Quinceañera." The latter went on to win the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and also picked up the Humanitas Prize as well as the the John Cassavetes Spirit Award.In 2018, Westmoreland directed the critically lauded "Colette" starring Keira Knightley - a film about the iconic French novelist and her tumultuous first marriage. The movie, written by Wash and Richard Glatzer, premiered Sundance and was quickly snapped up by Bleecker Street in a competitive situation.Next, he adapted and directed the psychological drama "Earthquake Bird" for Netflix, produced by Ridley Scott and his Scott Free banner. Originally from Leeds in the North of England, Westmoreland currently lives in Los Angeles, California.