Wash Westmoreland

Wash Westmoreland

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Leeds, England, UK
March 4, 1966

Biography

Wash Westmoreland is a British director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films. He frequently collaborated with his husband, writer-director Richard Glatzer. Together, they wrote and directed the 2014 film Still Alice, based on Lisa Genova's NYT best-selling book. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore and Humanitas Prize for feature film for the duo. Their 2006 coming-of-age feature film, Quinceañera, won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

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Representative Works

Still Alice
Still Alice
7.5
/ English
Colette
Colette
6.9
/ English
Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird
5.9
/ English
The Fluffer
The Fluffer
5.8
/ English
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine
6.9
/ English
Hustler White
Hustler White
5.5
/ English
The Black Ghiandola
The Black Ghiandola
6.5
/ English
Quinceañera
Quinceañera
6.3
/ Spanish
Totally Gay!
Totally Gay!
5.3
/ Portuguese
Pedro
Pedro
5.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Heartstopper Forever
2026Nominee

Best Director

Heartstopper Forever

Still Alice
2014Nominee

Best Director

Still Alice

Colette
2018Nominee

Best Director

Colette

Career Highlights

Earthquake Bird
2019Highlight

Best Director

Earthquake Bird

The Fluffer
2001Highlight

Best Director

The Fluffer

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