The McHenry Brothers are Edward Alexander McHenry (born August 25, 1983) and Rory Patrick McHenry (born 14 July 1987), known professionally as the McHenry Brothers, are British film directors and screenwriters.

Personal life

Edward and Rory are the eldest of four sons whose father, David McHenry is a production designer and mother, Maureen Bennett is an actress. Edward and Rory grew up in London and then Gloucestershire. They started collaborating on short films at a very young age and produced a trilogy of short films called ''A Baptism of Fire'' using action figures. Edward studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing at Oxford University.

Work

Their debut feature ''

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. ''The Commuter'' was shot in HD using the

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. It is the fifth installment of ''The Marine'' franchise and sees Mike "The Miz" Mizanin reprise his role as Jake Carter, now working as an EMT back stateside after fulfilling his duties in the

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Awards and nominations

Won

* 2010

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'Gertie' Award - "Best Animated Feature Film" - ''Jackboots On Whitehall''

Nominated

* 2010 British Independent Film Awards - "Raindance Award" - ''Jackboots On Whitehall''

Special mention

* 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival - Best of British Category - ''Jackboots On Whitehall''

Filmography

* ''

'' (2010; a.k.a. Nazi Invasion: Team Europe) * ''The Commuter'' (2010) * '' The Marine 5: Battleground'' (2016)

References

External links

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