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Duncan Jones is a notable film director, producer and also a screenwriter in English. He was born on 30th May 1971. His full name is Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones. He was born to David Bowie David, born as David Robert Jones, was born in Bri >> Read More... , who was an English singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and Angie Bowie, (his first spouse) who was a former Cypriot-American model. She gave birth to him at Bromley in London. After his birth, his father got prompted to compose the famous song named "Kooks" for the album of 1971 named "Hunky Dory". It was David's first release through RCA which is regarded as one of his best works. Duncan grew at different places like London, Berlin and Vevey, Switzerland. He went to Commonwealth American School at Lausanne, which is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, which is the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud to complete his first grade and second grade. David Bowie was granted the custody of Zowie when his parents got divorced. He was nine years old at that time. He used to visit his mother during school holidays till the time he was 13 after which he didn't go as they remained estranged. He got enrolled at the Scottish Boarding School when he was 14. When he was 12 years old, he decided to be called by his nickname "Joey" and later "Joe" in the year 1992, but reverted to be called by his birth name around the age of 18. At his young age, he wanted to become a professional wrestler. His father felt that Jones has natural strength and often praised him regarding this. He completed his graduation in the field of philosophy in 1995 from College of Wooster after which he did his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University at Tennessee.

But he did not complete it. He left to the London Film School and completed his graduation as a director in 2001. At the 50 years birthday party of his father, which was televised widely and directed by Englishman Tim Pope at Madison Square Garden in 1997 and 2000, at 2 Bowie Net concerts in New York City, he was one of the many cameramen. He also worked as the director for the political simulator Republic: The Revolution. Jones is known for the direction of the campaign for the French Connection In Marseilles, France, the police officer looks fo >> Read More... in 2006 (also branded as FCUK) fashion label, which is a UK-based global retailer and wholesaler of fashion clothing, accessories and homeware. To move the brand away from the earlier embodiment of FCUK, the style which pundits felt had become not only tired but also overused, he introduced the concept of 'Fashion vs. Style'. He was the writer, director and producer of the short film " Whistle Click to look into! >> Read More... " in 2003 for which he won many awards and prizes. As a director of "Source Code", he got nominated in 2011 for two awards for his work. He got engaged to a photographer Rodene Ronquillo on 28th June 2012 and married to her on 6th November 2012. Unfortunately, on the same day, Ronquillo was diagnosed with breast cancer. The couple campaigned about the disease to raise awareness among the public. His next work is " Warcraft Click to look into! >> Read More... " on which he is working as a co-writer and director. In 2015, he told that his next movie is "Mute". Jones was working on this project since years and is expecting success. The project is being described as the "Spiritual Sequel" to the Earth's natural satellite "Moon". In February 2016, Jones and Ronquillo announced about their expectation to have their first child in June on Twitter.

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