Raised in London

Was the artistic director of Minerva Studio Theatre in Chichester, England

First gained notice directing Judi Dench in the West End production of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"

Helmed the play "The Plough and the Stars" at the Old Vic Theatre

Directed Ralph Fiennes in "Troilus and Cressida" for the Royal Shakespeare

Helmed "The Sea" produced by Britain's National Theatre Company

Directed "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" starring Jane Horrocks

Named Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse Theater in London

Directed the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical "Assassins" at the Donmar Warehouse

Produced and directed "Richard III" at the Donmar Warehouse

Helmed the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest"

Staged Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" at the National Theatre Company's Lyttelton Theatre

Produced and directed an environmental production of "Cabaret" for the Donmar, starring Alan Cumming and Jane Horrocks

Directed a revival of "Oliver!" at the London Palladium

Directed the acclaimed London revival of the Sondheim musical "Company"

Staged a well-received version of "The Glass Menagerie" featuring Zoe Wanamaker and Ben Chaplin

Flopped at the Donmar with the new American musical "The Fix"

Made Broadway directing debut with the revival of "Cabaret"; Cumming reprised his London role; earned a Tony nomination

Staged the widely acclaimed London production of "Othello"

Directed Nicole Kidman in David Hare's "The Blue Room"; opened to raves in London and later transferred to Broadway

Made feature directorial debut with "American Beauty," starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening

Staged the workshop production of the long-awaited Sondheim/Weidman show "Wise Guys," starring Nathan Lane and Victor Garber; withdrew after it was decided not to move the show to Broadway

Formed Donmar Films, with partial backing from DreamWorks

Returned to theater to direct "To the Green Fields and Beyond," starring Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone

Announced plans to leave position as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse in December of 2002

Helmed second feature "The Road to Perdition," starring Tom Hanks

Made theater history when he became the first triple winner at Britain's prestigious Laurence Olivier awards

Produced and directed the film "Jarhead," based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences

Returning to Broadway to helm a new production of the David Hare play "The Vertical Hour," starring Julianne Moore

Directed wife Kate Winslet, who reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio, in the drama "Revolutionary Road"

Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture (“Revolutionary Road”)

Directed John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph in "Away We Go"