Mat Whitecross

Mat Whitecross
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977
Occupations
  • Director
  • editor
  • screenwriter
Years active1999–present

Mat Whitecross (born 21 September 1977) is an English film director, editor, and screenwriter. He began his career working for Michael Winterbottom, a director, and producer Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films. Whitecross is known for directing The Road to Guantánamo;an Ian Dury biopic, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll; as well as music documentaries Oasis: Supersonic and Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams. Whitecross has directed music videos for Coldplay, Take That and the Rolling Stones, being a long-time collaborator of Coldplay's.