- Leonardo DiCaprio thanked him when he won the Best Actor Oscar for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant (2015). During his acceptance speech, DiCaprio thanked Caton-Jones for casting him in his first film [This Boy's Life (1993)]. [28 February 2016].
- Attended the now demolished St. Mary's Academy in Bathgate. Left at age 15 with no qualifications.
- Had his wedding to producer Laura Viederman filmed by his friend the actor Eric Stoltz.
- Adopted his first wife's name of Caton into his surname.
- Attended the National Film School in London.
- He rated John Ford as his favorite director, Cary Grant as his favorite actor and Katharine Hepburn as his favorite actress.
- Has directed one Oscar nominated performance: Tim Roth in Rob Roy (1995).
- Has a younger sister, Breigh.
- His favorite film is Seven Samurai (1954) by Akira Kurosawa.
- Father of Daisy Caton-Jones.
- Supports Celtic Football Club.
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