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Samantha McGrady

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Production Manager
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Samantha McGrady is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Spiderhead (2022) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). She has been married to James McGrady since 4 October 2014.
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    • Known for

    Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Mad Max: Fury Road
    8.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Samantha Smith)
    • 2015
    Jurnee Smollett, Chris Hemsworth, and Miles Teller in Spiderhead (2022)
    Spiderhead
    5.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Samantha Smith McGrady)
    • 2022
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Samantha Smith)
    • 2005
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    6.6
    • Production Department(as Samantha Smith)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Greta Scacchi and Bryan Brown in Darby and Joan (2022)
      Darby and Joan
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Jurnee Smollett, Chris Hemsworth, and Miles Teller in Spiderhead (2022)
      Spiderhead
      5.5
      • second assistant director (as Samantha Smith McGrady)
      • 2022
    • Rachel Griffiths, Mia Healey, Charles Alexander, Tanner Ray Rook, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sophia Ali, Reign Edwards, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Reed Shannon, Jenna Clause, Sarah Pidgeon, Erana James, Shannon Berry, Alex Fitzalan, and Zack Calderon in The Wilds (2020)
      The Wilds
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2022
    • Christmas on the Farm (2021)
      Christmas on the Farm
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Arliss Howard, Emily Joy Lemus, Amanda Seyfried, Toby Leonard Moore, and Joey Hagler in Mank (2020)
      Mank
      6.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2020
    • Benicio Del Toro, Danny Trejo, Eugenio Derbez, Nicholas Coombe, Isabela Merced, Madeleine Madden, and Jeff Wahlberg in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
      Dora and the Lost City of Gold
      6.1
      • key 2nd assistant director (as Samantha Smith McGrady)
      • 2019
    • Matt Damon in Jason Bourne (2016)
      Jason Bourne
      6.6
      • second assistant director (as Samantha Smith McGrady)
      • 2016
    • Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Goran D. Kleut, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
      Gods of Egypt
      5.4
      • key second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2016
    • Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016)
      Whoever Was Using This Bed
      8.6
      Short
      • assistant director
      • first assistant director (as Samantha Smith McGrady, as Samantha Smith)
      • 2016
    • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
      Mad Max: Fury Road
      8.1
      • key second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2015
    • Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (2014)
      Dracula Untold
      6.3
      • key second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2014
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Carey Mulligan, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby (2013)
      The Great Gatsby
      7.2
      • second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2013
    • Goddess (2013)
      Goddess
      5.9
      • second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2013
    • Kevin Bishop, Kris Marshall, Xavier Samuel, and Rebel Wilson in A Few Best Men (2011)
      A Few Best Men
      5.7
      • second assistant director (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2011
    • Killer Elite (2011)
      Killer Elite
      6.4
      • second assistant director: second unit (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2011

    Production Department

    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
      Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
      6.6
      • set production assistant (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2002
    • Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in Birthday Girl (2001)
      Birthday Girl
      6.0
      • set production assistant (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2001
    • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
      Moulin Rouge!
      7.5
      • set production assistant (as Samantha Smith)
      • 2001

    Production Management

    • Jack Black and Paul Rudd in Anaconda (2025)
      Anaconda
      5.5
      • production manager
      • 2025
    • Damon Herriman, Eloise Rothfield, Jonah Wren Phillips, Kate Mulvany, Daniel Henshall, Brenton Thwaites, and Agathe Rousselle in How to Make Gravy (2024)
      How to Make Gravy
      7.0
      • production manager
      • 2024
    • Russell Crowe, Milo Ventimiglia, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Liam Hemsworth in Land of Bad (2024)
      Land of Bad
      6.6
      • production supervisor
      • 2024

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Samantha Smith McGrady
    • Spouse
      • James McGradyOctober 4, 2014 - present

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