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greengrass the cinerama dome in hollywood , california on 25 july at 2007 the '' bourne ultimatum '' premiere at directors uk -lrb- president -rrb- cheam , surrey , britain 210px british 13 august 1955 england bourne 3 premiere greengrass.jpg border paul greengrass
 paul greengrass film director , screenwriter queens ' college , cambridge
paul greengrass

paul greengrass -lrb- born 13 august 1955 -rrb- is an english film director , screenwriter and former journalist .
he specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras .
his early film bloody sunday won the golden bear at 52nd berlin international film festival .
other films he has directed include two in the `` bourne '' action/thriller series , `` the bourne supremacy '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- and `` the bourne ultimatum '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , `` united 93 '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , for which he won the bafta award for best director , and received an academy award for best director nomination , `` green zone '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- and `` captain phillips '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
greengrass is ranked the fifth most commercially successful british director since 2001 after david yates , christopher nolan , mike newell and ridley scott .
he is currently the president of directors uk .
