Hired by Granada Television

Spent ten years producing the documentary series “World in Action”

Co-authored the controversial book “Spycatcher” with former MI5 secret service operative Peter Wright

First feature film, “Resurrected,” starring David Thewlis as a British soldier left behind in the Falklands after the war with Argentina

Directed the TV-movie “The One That Got Away,” based on events in the Gulf War

Wrote and directed the TV-movie “The Fix,” based on the true story of a soccer star who's persuaded to fix games

Directed “The Theory of Flight,” a film about a suicidal man (Kenneth Branagh) who becomes involved with a woman (Helena Bonham Carter) suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease

Helmed “The Murder of Stephen Lawrence” about a black youth whose murder was not properly investigated by the Police

Gained worldwide attention with the film, “Bloody Sunday,” which depicted the events of January 30, 1972, when British soldiers killed 13 people attending a Catholic civil rights demonstration in Londonderry

Wrote and produced “Omagh” an examination of the aftermath of the 1998 IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland

Helmed first big budget feature “The Bourne Supremacy” starring Matt Damon

Wrote, produced and directed the controversial film, “Flight 93,” based on the September 11th hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Director

Directed Matt Damon in "The Bourne Ultimatum"