Sharman Macdonald at Aldeburgh with music by Deirdre Gribbin, and "Lu Lah, Lu Lah" (2010) commissioned for a young all-female cast and performed at the Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham. Macdonald is married to the actor Will Knightley. They have two children, Caleb and actress Keira Knightley. Sharman Macdonald Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Janet Rewat (née Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She has Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Macdonald was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. She credits fellow
Andrew Macdonald (producer) Kevin Macdonald. His maternal grandparents were English actress Wendy Orme and Hungarian-born Oscar-winning filmmaker Emeric Pressburger. Andrew Macdonald (producer) Andrew Macdonald (born 1966) is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, including "Shallow Grave" (1994), "Trainspotting" (1996), "The Beach" (2000) and "28 Days Later" (2002). Together with Duncan Kenworthy, he is also the founder of DNA Films, the production company responsible for "The Parole Officer" (2001), "28 Days Later" (2002), "Sunshine" (2007), "28 Weeks Later" (2007), "28 Months Later" (TBA), two of which Danny Boyle directed and Alex Garland wrote.