Films Directors Named John

1. John Krasinski

American actor John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV sitcom, The Office (2005), for which he won a 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.

Born John Burke Krasinski on October 20, 1979,...

Films Directed: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) The Hollars (2016) A Quiet Place (2018) A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

2. John Francis Daley

Actor | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

John Francis Daley began acting in the national and international tour of The Who's Tommy, playing young Tommy - and coming to national prominence in the critically acclaimed, cult classic series, Freaks and Geeks (1999). Formerly a regular on the Fox hit, Bones (2005), John can also be seen in the...

Films Directed: Vacation (2015) Game Night (2018) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

3. John Hamburg

Producer | Little Fockers

John Hamburg was born on May 26, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Little Fockers (2010), Why Him? (2016) and I Love You, Man (2009). He has been married to Christina Kirk since September 24, 2005.

Films Directed: Safe Men (1998) Along Came Polly (2004) I Love You, Man (2009) Why Him? (2016) Me Time (2022)

4. John Patton Ford

Writer | Emily the Criminal

John Patton Ford was born on December 30, 1981 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Emily the Criminal (2022), Huntington and Untitled John Patton Ford Netflix Film.

Films Directed: Emily the Criminal (2022)

5. John Logan

Writer | Skyfall

John Logan was a playwright in Chicago for ten years before writing, on spec, his first screenplay, "Any Given Sunday." He won the 2010 Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle awards for his play RED, which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and the Golden Theatre on ...

Films Directed: They/Them (2022)

6. John Michael McDonagh

Writer | The Guard

John Michael McDonagh was born in 1967 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014) and The Forgiven (2021). He has been married to Elizabeth Eves since 2003.

Films Directed: The Second Death (2000) The Guard (2011) Calvary (2014) War on Everyone (2016) The Forgiven (2021)

7. John Madden

Director | Shakespeare in Love

John Madden was born on April 8, 1949 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and Proof (2005).

Films Directed: Ethan Frome (1992) Golden Gate (1994) Mrs. Brown (1997) Shakespeare in Love (1998) Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001) Proof (2005) Killshot (2008) The Debt (2010) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Miss Sloane (2016) Operation Mincemeat (2022)

8. John C. Donkin

Producer | Robots

John earned an Academy Award nomination in 2003 as the producer of Gone Nutty, an animated short created at Blue Sky Studios featuring the popular Scrat character from the "Ice Age" films. Donkin came to Blue Sky Studios in 1998 as the managing technical director. One of his first projects was to ...

Films Directed: The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)

9. Jon Watts

Director | Cop Car

Jon Watts is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed Cop Car and Clown before he was picked by Marvel and Sony to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland and Zendaya. It's success resulted in two sequels, Far from Home in 2019 and No Way Home in 2021. He was also picked by ...

Films Directed: Clown (2014) Cop Car (2015) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2019) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

10. John Ridley

Producer | 12 Years a Slave

John Ridley is the author of seven published novels, the most recent, What Fire Cannot Burn from Warner Books and The Drift from Knopf. His first novel, Stray Dogs, was made into the feature film U Turn (1997) directed by Oliver Stone and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte. ...

Films Directed: Cold Around the Heart (1997) Jimi: All is By My Side (2013) Let It Fall: Los Angeles (2017) Needle in a Timestack (2022)

11. John Pollono

Writer | Stronger

John Pollono was born on May 23, 1972 in Syosset, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Stronger (2017), Small Engine Repair (2021) and Untitled Hulk Hogan Biopic.

Films Directed: Small Engine Repair (2021)

12. Jonathan Butterell

Director | Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Jonathan Butterell is known for Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021), Stay (2005) and Finding Neverland (2004).

Films Directed: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021)

13. Jonathan Goldstein

Writer | Spider-Man: Homecoming

Jonathan Goldstein was born on September 2, 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Horrible Bosses (2011) and Game Night (2018). He has been married to Adena Halpern since August 26, 2007. They have one child.

Films Directed: Vacation (2015) Game Night (2018) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

14. John Lee

Producer | False Positive

John Lee is known for False Positive (2021), Wonder Showzen (2005) and The Heart, She Holler (2011). He is married to Alyson Levy.

Films Directed: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016) False Positive (2021)

15. Jonathan Hensleigh

Writer | Armageddon

One of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre, Jonathan started his career writing episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) for George Lucas and ABC. He wrote Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), re-conceived from his original spec script "Simon Says". He followed ...

Films Directed: The Punisher (2004) Welcome to the Jungle (2007) Kill the Irishman (2011) The Ice Road (2021)

16. Jon M. Chu

Director | G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Jon is an alumni of the USC School of Cinema-Television. There, he won the Princess Grace Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation league, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve.

After making his student short, ...

Films Directed: Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) Step Up 3D (2010) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) Jem and the Holograms (2015) Now You See Me 2 (2016) Crazy Rich Asians (2018) In the Heights (2021)

17. John Lee Hancock

Writer | The Blind Side

John Lee Hancock was born on December 15, 1956 in Longview, Texas, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Blind Side (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The Highwaymen (2019).

Films Directed: Hard Time Romance (1991) The Rookie (2002) The Alamo (2004) The Blind Side (2009) Saving Mr. Banks (2013) The Founder (2016) The Highwaymen (2019) The Little Things (2021) Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022)

18. John Patrick Shanley

Writer | Moonstruck

John Patrick Shanley was born on October 3, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Moonstruck (1987), Doubt (2008) and Congo (1995).

Films Directed: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) Doubt (2008) Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)

19. John Whitesell

Director | The Guiding Light

John Whitesell was born on December 2, 1953 in Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Guiding Light (1952), Holidate (2020) and Deck the Halls (2006). He has been married to Jolie Barnett since July 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Emily Whitesell.

Films Directed: Calendar Girl (1993) See Spot Run (2001) Malibu’s Most Wanted (2004) Big Momma’s House 2 (2006) Deck the Halls (2006) Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) Thunderstruck (2012) Holidate (2020)

20. Johnny Martin

Producer | Hangman

Since he was eighteen years old, Johnny Martin has been solely working in the film and television industry. He began his career as a stuntman, and within a relatively short period of time graduated to being a stunt coordinator and second-unit director. In those capacities, Johnny has worked on over...

Films Directed: Alone (2020)

21. Jon Stevenson

Writer | Rent-a-Pal

Jon Stevenson is known for Rent-A-Pal (2020), WWE Evil (2022) and This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019).

Films Directed: Rent-a-Pal (2020)

22. John Leguizamo

Actor | Moulin Rouge!

Fast-talking and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naïve young men, such as Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991); cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way (1993); a heroic Army Green Beret, ...

Films Directed: Critical Thinking (2020)

23. John Pogue

Writer | The Skulls

A native of Washington D.C., John Pogue became interested in movies when he was in high school. While attending Yale University, he helped create a student production company, and by his senior year he decided to concentrate his talents on screenwriting.

After moving to Los Angeles in 1987, Pogue ...

Films Directed: The Quiet Ones (2014) Blood Brother (2017) Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020) Eraser: Reborn (2022)

24. Jon Stewart

Producer | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in New York City, New York, to Marian (Laskin), a teacher, and Donald Leibowitz, a physics professor. His family is Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus). Stewart moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey during his childhood. He ...

Films Directed: Irresistible (2020)

25. John Barr

Cinematographer | Allagash

John Barr was born in New London, Connecticut, USA. John is a cinematographer and director, known for Blood and Money (2020), Frost/Nixon (2008) and Greenberg (2010).

Films Directed: Blood and Money (2020)

26. Jonathan Jakubowicz

Director | Hands of Stone

Jonathan Jakubowicz, winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film "Resistance", is Venezuela's most celebrated filmmaker and writer. His film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards and was a New York Times "Critics' Pick" in ...

Films Directee: Secuestro Express (2005) Hands of Stone (2016) Resistance (2020)

27. Jon Avnet

Producer | Fried Green Tomatoes

Jon Avnet has directed, written, and produced more than 80 motion pictures, television movies, series and Broadway plays. He directed the Oscar-nominated performance of Jessica Tandy and the three Emmy-winning performances of Margo Martindale, Colleen Dewhurst and Judy Davis. He received an ...

Films Directed: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) The War (1994) Up Close & Personal (1996) Red Corner (1997) 88 Minutes (2007) Righteous Kill (2008) Three Christs (2017)

28. Jon Lucas

Writer | 21 & Over

Jon Lucas is known for 21 & Over (2013), A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) and The Hangover (2009).

Films Directed: 21 & Over (2013) Bad Moms (2016) Bad Moms Christmas (2017) Jexi (2019)

29. John Crowley

Director | Brooklyn

John Crowley was born on August 19, 1969 in Cork, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Brooklyn (2015), Boy A (2007) and Intermission (2003). He is married to Fiona Weir. They have one child.

Films Directed: Intermission (2003) Boy A (2007) Is Anybody There? (2009) Closed Circuit (2013) Brooklyn (2015) The Goldfinch (2019)

30. Jon Favreau

Producer | Chef

Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.

The amiable, husky-framed actor with the ...

Films Directed: Made (2001) Elf (2003) Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010) Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Chef (2014) The Jungle Book (2016) The Lion King (2019)

31. John Herzfeld

Director | Don King: Only in America

John Herzfeld won the Directors Guild of America Award and Emmy nomination for his HBO film, "Don King: Only in America," starring Ving Rhames. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes, won the Critics Choice Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and the coveted Peabody Award, the ...

Films Directed: Two of a Kind (1983) 2 Days in the Valley (1996) 15 Minutes (2001) The Life and Death of Bobby Z (2007) Reach Me (2014) Escape Plan: The Extractor (2019)

32. Jonathan Levine

Director | 50/50

Jonathan Levine was born on June 18, 1976. He is a producer and director, known for 50/50 (2011), The Wackness (2008) and Warm Bodies (2013).

Films Directed: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) The Wackness (2008) 50/50 (2011) Warm Bodies (2013) The Night Before (2015) Snatched (2017) Long Shot (2019)

33. John R. Leonetti

Director | Annabelle

John R. Leonetti was born on July 4, 1956 in California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring (2013) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).

Films Directed: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) Annabelle (2014) Wolves at the Door (2016) Wish Upon (2017) The Silence (2019) Lullaby (2021)

34. John McPhail

Director | Anna and the Apocalypse

John McPhail studied Cinematography at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During his time there he met and formed a close working relationship with Tyler Collins and Andrew Lanni.

In 2013 he formed his own production company Worrying Drake Productions and reunited with Collins and Lanni to produce...

Films Directed: Notes (2013) V for Visa (2013) Just Say Hi (2013) Take It Back and Start All Over (2014) Where Do We Go From Here? (2015) Aviatrix (2015) Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) Dear David (2022)

35. Jonathan Baker

Actor | Inconceivable

Jonathan Baker has always been enthralled by smart storytelling and larger-than-life figures, taking inspiration from greats like Ernest Hemingway to guide his own sensibilities as a writer, producer, director and adventurer. Studying film in his native New York City and at USC in his undergraduate...

Films Directed: Inconceivable (2017) Kin (2018)

36. Jon Turteltaub

Director | Cool Runnings

Jon Turteltaub was born on August 8, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Phenomenon (1996). He has been married to Amy Eldon since July 6, 2006. They have three children.

Films Directed: Think Big (1990) Driving Me Crazy (1991) 3 Ninjas (1992) Cool Runnings (1993) While You Were Sleeping (1995) Phenomenon (1996) Instinct (1999) Disney’s The Kid (2000) National Treasure (2004) National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) Last Vegas (2013) The Meg (2018)

37. John Cameron Mitchell

Actor | Hedwig and the Angry Inch

John Cameron Mitchell was born on April 21, 1963 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Shortbus (2006) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017).

Films Directed: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Shortbus (2006) Rabbit Hole (2010) How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)

38. John Curran

Director | Chappaquiddick

John Curran was born on September 11, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Chappaquiddick (2017).

Films Directed: Praise (1998) We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004) The Painted Veil (2006) Stone (2010) Tracks (2013) Chappaquiddick (2017)

39. John Stevenson

Director | Kung Fu Panda

John Stevenson is known for Kung Fu Panda (2008), Middle Watch (2022) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).

Films Directed: Kung Fu Panda (2008) Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

40. Jon Erwin

Producer | I Can Only Imagine

Jon & Andrew Erwin are a directing team that focus on developing and producing unique stories of redemption, faith, and triumph of the human spirit. The duo began their career as teenagers in their hometown of Birmingham, AL, working as camera operators for ESPN. Local games at the university of ...

Films Directed: I Can Only Imagine (2018)

41. Jonathan Dayton

Director | Little Miss Sunshine

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work by perpetually seeking innovative projects in a variety of mediums.

After introducing bands such as R.E.M. and Red Hot Chili Peppers on their ground-breaking MTV show The Cutting Edge (1992), Jonathan and Valerie continued to ...

Films Directed: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Ruby Sparks (2012) Battle of the Sexes (2017) Living with Yourself (2019)

42. John Stockwell

Actor | Top Gun

John Stockwell is an American actor, director, producer and writer who is probably best known - as an actor - for his roles in the Tom Cruise vehicles Losin' It (1982) and Top Gun (1986), and the Stephen King - John Carpenter film Christine (1983).

John has since moved from acting into the ...

Films Directed: Under Cover (1987) Crazy/Beautiful (2001) Blue Crush (2002) Into the Blue (2005) Turistas (2006) Middle of Nowhere (2008) Heart (2009) Cat Run (2011) Killer in the Family (2012) Dark Tide (2012) Seal Team 6: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012) Breaking the Girls (2012) In the Blood (2014) Kid Cannabis (2014) Cat Run 2 (2016) Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016) Countdown (2016) Armed Response (2017)

43. Jon Gunn

Producer | The Week

Jon Gunn was born on June 30, 1973 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Week (2015), Like Dandelion Dust (2009) and My Date with Drew (2004).

Films Directed: Mercy Street (2000) My Date with Drew (2004) Like Dandelion Dust (2009) Do You Believe? (2015) The Week (2015) The Case of Christ (2017) The Unbreakable Boy (2022) Ordinary Angels (2023)

44. Jon Cassar

Producer | 24

Jon Cassar was born on April 27, 1958 in Malta. He is a producer and director, known for 24 (2001), Forsaken (2015) and When the Bough Breaks (2016).

Films Directed: When the Bough Breaks (2016)

45. Jon Binkowski

Producer | A Christmas Karen

Jon Binkowski - Well known for his energetic, creative style... he is also a perfectionist, building high quality, award winning productions that engage and excite the viewer. A recognized leader in the attractions and entertainment industry, Jon has produced and/or directed over 200 live, ...

Films Directed: Characterz (2016)

46. John Suits

Director | DieHard is Back

John Suits has been a Director/Producer on multiple broadcast commercials and branded content films for clients including the NBA and WNBA, Microsoft, Pepsi, Buffalo Wild Wings, State Farm, Dove, Goodyear, Ruffles, The UPS Store, and AT&T. In 2019, Suits launched his production company, Natural ...

Films Directed: The Scribbler (2014) Pandemic (2016)

47. John Requa

Writer | I Love You Phillip Morris

John Requa is known for I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), This Is Us (2016) and Focus (2015).

Films Directed: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

48. John Hillcoat

Director | The Proposition

John Hillcoat was born on August 14, 1961 in Queensland, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Proposition (2005), The Road (2009) and Lawless (2012).

Films Directed: Ghosts…of the Civil Dead (1988) To Have & To Hold (1996) The Proposition (2005) The Road (2009) Lawless (2012) Triple 9 (2016)

49. John Wells

Producer | The Company Men

John Wells is one of the most prolific writers, directors and producers for television, film and the stage. Over the past two decades, Wells has been a creative force behind some of primetime's biggest hit series, including ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and China Beach. He is currently Executive ...

Films Directed: The Company Men (2010) August: Osage County (2014) Burnt (2015)

50. John Erick Dowdle

Writer | No Escape

John grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After graduating St. Thomas Academy, an all-boys, military, Catholic highschool, John moved to Iowa City to attend the University of Iowa. There he would make the move from writing to film. Two years later, John moved to Manhattan to attend NYU's film ...

Films Directed: Full Moon Rising (1996) The Dry Spell (2004) The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2006) Quarantine (2008) Devil (2010) As Above, So Below (2014) No Escape (2015)

51. Jonathan Demme

Director | The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme was born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Philadelphia (1993). He was married to Joanne Howard and Evelyn Purcell. He died on April 26, 2017 in ...

Films Directed: Caged Heat (1974) Crazy Mama (1975) Fighting Mad (1976) Handle with Care (1977) Last Embrace (1979) Melvin and Howard (1980) Swing Shift (1984) Stop Making Sense (1984) Something Wild (1986) Swimming to Cambodia (1987) Married to the Mob (1988) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Philadelphia (1993) Beloved (1998) The Truth About Charlie (2002) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Rachel Getting Married (2008) Neal Young Journeys (2012) A Master Builder (2013) Ricki and the Flash (2015)

52. John Sullivan

Writer | Only Fools and Horses

John Sullivan was born on December 23, 1946 in Balham, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Only Fools and Horses (1981), Dear John (1988) and The Green Green Grass (2005). He died on April 23, 2011 in Surrey, England, UK.

Films Directed: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

53. John Slattery

Actor | Spotlight

John Slattery was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Joan (Mulhern), a CPA, and John "Jack" Slattery, a leather merchant, both of Irish descent. John landed his first TV gig on the 1988 series The Dirty Dozen (1988) and has worked steadily since then. His television career has ...

Films Directed: God’s Pocket (2014)

54. John Stuart Wildman

Producer | The Ladies of the House

John Stuart Wildman is known for The Ladies of the House (2014), The Money Store (2016) and White Creek (2014).

Films Directed: The Ladies of the House (2014)

55. John Huddles

Writer | After the Dark

John Huddles is known for After the Dark (2013), At Sachem Farm (1998) and Untitled Mythological Repurposing Project.

Films Directed: After the Dark (2014)

56. John Stephenson

Actor | Charlotte's Web

A 1941 graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha, where he served on the student council and participated in forensics under dramatic coach John Davies, he took second place in the National Forensics League national contest in Lexington, Kentucky in dramatic declaration and oratorical ...

Films Directed: The Christmas Candle (2013)

57. John Moore

Director | Max Payne

John Moore was born in Dundalk, Ireland in 1970, a small town situated about 60 miles from the country's capital Dublin. Moore attended a technical college in Dublin where he studied filmmaking and after completing the school he went on to direct and write a series of short films all produced in ...

Films Directed: Behind Enemy Lines (2001) Flight of the Phoenix (2004) The Omen (2006) Max Payne (2008) A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) I.T. (2016)

58. John Luessenhop

Director | Takers

With Texas Chainsaw 3D, director/writer John Luessenhop successfully rebooted an iconic horror franchise while recording his 2nd #1 US box office opening in a little more than two years. Two summers before, Mr. Luessenhop made a splash when his stylish action film Takers surprised the field and ...

Films Directed: Tick, Tick, Tick (1994) Lockdown (2000) Takers (2008) Texas Chainsaw (2013)

59. Jonathan van Tulleken

Director | Shôgun

Most recently directed/exec-produced the opening episodes of FX's historical epic Shogun, director/produced The Changeling for Apple as well as the second block of the Ridley Scott helmed Apple series Sinking Spring.

He has directed the entire Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Top Boy and the ...

Films Directed: Movie 43 (2013)

60. John Gulager

Director | Feast

John Gulager was born on December 19, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Feast (2005), Piranha 3DD (2012) and He Was a Quiet Man (2007). He has been married to Diane Ayala Goldner since 1986.

Films Directed: Feast (2005) Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009) Piranha 3DD (2012) Zombie Night (2013) Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018)

61. Jon Hurwitz

Writer | Cobra Kai

Jon Hurwitz was born on November 15, 1977 in Byram, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Cobra Kai (2018), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) and Obliterated (2023). He has been married to Randy Hurwitz since June 30, 2007. They have two children.

62. John Singleton

Writer | Boyz n the Hood

Son of Danny Singleton, a mortgage broker, and Sheila Ward, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, John Singleton attended the Film Writing Program at USC, after graduating from high school in 1986. While studying there, he won three ...

63. John Lasseter

Writer | Toy Story 2

Although born in Hollywood, John and his twin sister Johanna were raised in Whittier near Los Angeles. His parents were Jewell Mae (Risley), an art teacher, and Paul Eual Lasseter, a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership. His mother's profession contributed to his interest in animation and ...

64. John Schultz

Director | Bandwagon

John Schultz is known for Bandwagon (1996), Like Mike (2002) and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003).