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Michael McGruther

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  • Director
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Michael McGruther began his filmmaking career with the original screenplay Tigerland (2000), directed by Joel Schumacher and co-written with Ross Klavan. The critically acclaimed screenplay was nominated by IFP/West for Best First Screenplay and by the Political Film Society for the PFS Award in 2001. It is widely known as Colin Farrell's breakthrough film, garnering Farrell the Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award and the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Newcomer of the year.

Envigorated by the filmmaking process while on the set of Tigerland, McGruther established Buffalonickel Films. He then teamed up with Jersey Films and Universal Studios on two features: his original science fiction adventure titled Lightspeed (with Superman Returns director Bryan Singer attached to direct), and a coming-of-age drama titled Sentenced To Nature, based on a New York Times article by author Charles Siebert.

Buffalonickel Films has since acquired the rights to several novels and short stories to produce. In 2001, Extra Life, a drama about coming-of-age in the digital world; in 2004, Arthur C. Clarke's prophetic novel Prelude to Space; and in 2005, Blood Son, based on the 1951 short story by legendary science fiction and horror writer Richard Matheson. Blood Son (2006) marks McGruther's directorial debut. He is currently in pre-production on the movie Ghost Town.

McGruther has also appeared in front of the camera, seen in several commercials and movies in the early 90s including Clockers and In & Out, and has a cameo appearance in Tigerland.

He makes his home in New Jersey and Los Angeles with his fiance Michele Santos and their 10-year-old black lab named Billie.
BornJune 16
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    Known for

    Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000)
    Tigerland
    6.9
    • 2nd Platoon Soldier Coogan(uncredited)
    • 2000
    Blood Son (2006)
    Blood Son
    3.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Kevin Kline in In & Out (1997)
    In & Out
    6.4
    • Classroom Student
    • 1997
    Michael McGruther in Long Haulers (2025)
    Long Haulers
    Video
    • Knox Vega
    • 2025

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    Actor



    • Procedural Misconduct
      • Various
      • In Production
      • Short
    • The Puddle Club
      • Parnell Knickerbocker Rittenhouse the 3rd.
      • Pre-production



    • Michael McGruther in Long Haulers (2025)
      Long Haulers
      Video
      • Knox Vega
      • 2025
    • Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000)
      Tigerland
      6.9
      • 2nd Platoon Soldier Coogan (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Kevin Kline in In & Out (1997)
      In & Out
      6.4
      • Classroom Student
      • 1997
    • Clockers (1995)
      Clockers
      6.9
      • Teen #3
      • 1995
    • Whitewash (1994)
      Whitewash
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Shades (voice)
      • 1994

    Writer



    • The Puddle Club
      • written by
      • Pre-production



    • Michael McGruther in Long Haulers (2025)
      Long Haulers
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Blood Son (2006)
      Blood Son
      3.7
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000)
      Tigerland
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2000

    Director



    • Procedural Misconduct
      • Director
      • In Production
      • Short
    • The Puddle Club
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Michael McGruther in Long Haulers (2025)
      Long Haulers
      Video
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Blood Son (2006)
      Blood Son
      3.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

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      • Buffalonickel Films Inc.
    • Born
      • June 16
      • Hornell, New York, USA
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      • 3 Articles

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