Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones net worth is
$20 Million
Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones Wiki Biography
Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones was born on the 30th of May, 1971, in Bromley, Kent, England to musician David Bowie (real name David Robert Jones) and his first wife, the former model, Angela Bowie (née Barnett). As a child, he was known as Zowie, and then, in his teens, as Joey, or Joe, before reverting to his birth name at around age eighteen. He is a producer, screenwriter, and director, perhaps particularly known for his direction of the sci-fi film “Moon” in 2009.
A successful filmmaker, and only son of a music superstar, how rich is Duncan Jones? Sources estimate Jones’s net worth at $20 million. His father, David Bowie, who died in 2016, is reported to have left most of his $100 million fortune to his second wife and two children, with Jones receiving twenty five per cent of his estate.
Duncan Jones Net Worth $20 Million
Jones grew up in several different places, including London, Berlin, and Switzerland. When his parents divorced in 1980, Jones’s father was granted full custody, and he became estranged from his mother at the age of thirteen. At fourteen, Jones attended, the exclusive and prestigious Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland. In 1992, he was best man at his father’s second wedding.
In 1995, Jones graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio, with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Though his first ambition as a child had been to become a professional wrestler, he went on to study at the London Film School, where he wrote and shot his first short film, “Whistle”. It was screened at the Brest European Short Film Festival. He graduated from the institution in 2001.
He got a start in the entertainment industry working as a cameraman, at his father’s fiftieth birthday party at Madison Square Garden, New York. He went on, in 2006, to direct a campaign for the fashion company French Connection, which featured two women, representing fashion and style, fighting and kissing. It proved to be rather controversial, receiving one hundred and twenty seven complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority, but certainly also establishing his net worth.
In 2009, Jones’s first full-length feature, the science fiction film, “Moon”, starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey, was awarded a BAFTA for “Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer”. His subsequent films include 2011’s “Source Code”, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and 2016’s “Warcraft”, based on the video game series of the same name. His next film, scheduled for release in 2017, will be called “Mute”, and has been described as a “spiritual sequel” to “Moon”.
In his personal life, to this day Jones maintains no relationship with his mother. Through his father’s second marriage, he is the stepson of supermodel Iman Abdulmajid, and half-brother to their child, Alexandria. He was reportedly the inspiration for his father’s songs “Kooks” and “Oh! You Pretty Things”. He married photographer Rodene Ronquillo in 2012, on the same day she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The couple have both worked to raise awareness of the disease, and in one campaign, raised in excess of $11,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. They have one child, a son, whose middle name, “David”, is in memory of Jones’s father.
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 30, 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Education | Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland, College of Wooster, Ohio, London Film School |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Rodene Ronquillo (m. 2012-) |
| Children | Stenton David Jones |
| Parents | David Bowie, Angie Bowie |
| Siblings | Alexandria Zahra Jones, Zulekha Haywood, Stacia Larranna Celeste Lipka |
| https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon | |
| IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm1512910 |
| Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/duncan-jones-mn0002670360 |
| Awards | BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BIFA Douglas Hickox Award, Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Film Screenplay, ALFS Award for British Director of the Year, NBR Award for Best Directorial Debut, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (2009) |
| Nominations | Fantastic'Arts Jury/Special Prize (2009) |
| Movies | “Whistle”, “Moon” (2009), ”Source Code” (2011), ”Warcraft” (2016), ”Mute” (2017) |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on making a movie based on a video game franchise] So the gauntlet was thrown down ages ago: Can you make a proper movie of a video game. I've always said it's possible. Got to do it now! |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Became a father for the 1st time at age 45 when his wife Rodene Ronquillo gave birth to their son Stenton David Jones on July 10, 2016. |
| 2 | Dreamt of becoming a professional wrestler, and his father; David Bowie, frequently praises what he called Duncan' "natural strength.". |
| 3 | His birth prompted his father, David Bowie, to write the song "Kooks" for his 1971 album "Hunky Dory". |
| 4 | Favourite movie is Blade Runner (1982). |
| 5 | Is an avid gamer. |
| 6 | Shares his middle name "Haywood" with his father and his grandfather (whose first name was "Haywod"). |
| 7 | Went by the name "Joe" in his teens. |
| 8 | Half-brother of his father and Iman's daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones (born August 15th 2000). |
| 9 | Stepson of Iman. |
| 10 | Grandmother is Margaret Mary Jones |
| 11 | Was his father's best man at his 1992 wedding to Iman. |
| 12 | Son of David Bowie and Angie Bowie |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mute | 2017/II | post-production | |
| Warcraft | 2016 | ||
| Source Code | 2011 | ||
| Moon | 2009 | ||
| Whistle | 2002 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mute | 2017/II | screenplay post-production | |
| Warcraft | 2016 | screenplay | |
| Moon | 2009 | story | |
| Whistle | 2002 | Short written by |
Visual Effects
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic: The Revolution | 2003 | Video Game additional designer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistle | 2002 | Short co-producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back on Earth? | 2013 | Short inspirational thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film HQ | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Star Wars Show | 2016 | TV Series short | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Attack of the Show! | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Director,Source Code |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The High Bar | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Filmmakers Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Science Center Q&A with Director Duncan Jones | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Moon' | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | Critics Award | Gérardmer Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2010 | Special Jury Prize | Gérardmer Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2010 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Breakthrough British Filmmaker | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Best First Feature-Length Film Screenplay | Moon (2009) |
| 2009 | Golden Athena | Athens International Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Douglas Hickox Award | British Independent Film Awards | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Silver Hitchcock | Dinard British Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Best New British Feature | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Spotlight Award | National Board of Review, USA | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | Best Film | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Moon (2009) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Source Code (2011) |
| 2012 | Bradbury Award | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Source Code (2011) | |
| 2010 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Moon (2009) | |
| 2010 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | Gaudí Award | Gaudí Awards | Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | Moon (2009) |
| 2010 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best First Feature | Moon (2009) |
| 2009 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Moon (2009) |
| 2009 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Filmmaker | Moon (2009) |
| 2009 | New Talent Grand PIX | CPH PIX | Moon (2009) | |
| 2009 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | Moon (2009) |
| 2009 | Narcisse Award | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Moon (2009) |
Known for movies
Moon (2009)
as Director
Warcraft (2016)
as Director
Source Code (2011)
as Director
Whistle (2002)
as Director
