Film Directors Named David
by christophershobris | created - 28 May 2022 | updated - 03 Jun 2022 | PublicThere seems to be many film directors that have the name David. This is a list of all of them. Remember, film directors only, and they need to have directed at least one movie to be considered. Other names include: Dave, Davis, Davey, and others.
1. David F. Sandberg
Director | Shazam!
David F. Sandberg is a Swedish film director from Jönköping who is known for directing the superhero comedy film Shazam and the horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation. He lives on the autism spectrum. He also provided the voice of Mister Mind at the end of Shazam and made several short ...
Films Directed: Lights Out (2016) Annabelle: Creation (2017) Shazam! (2019) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2022)
2. David O. Russell
Director | American Hustle
David Owen Russell is an American film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragi-comedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. His films address such themes as mental illness as stigma or hope; invention of self and ...
Spanking the Monkey (1994) Flirting with Disaster (1996) Three Kings (1999) I Heart Huckabees (2004) The Fighter (2010) Silver Linings Playbook (2012) American Hustle (2013) Accidental Love (2016) Joy (2016) Amsterdam (2022)
3. David Gordon Green
Producer | Halloween Kills
David Gordon Green was born on April 9, 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween (2018) and Prince Avalanche (2013).
Films Directed: George Washington (2000) All the Real Girls (2003) Undertow (2004) Snow Angels (2007) Pineapple Express (2008) Your Highness (2011) The Sitter (2011) Prince Avalanche (2013) Joe (2013) Manglehorn (2014) Our Brand is Crisis (2015) Stronger (2017) Halloween (2018) Halloween Kills (2021) Halloween Ends (2022)
4. David Slade
Director | Hard Candy
David Slade was born on September 26, 1969 in the UK. He is a director and producer, known for Hard Candy (2005), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and 30 Days of Night (2007).
Films Directed: Hard Candy (2005) 30 Days of Night (2007) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) Dark Harvest (2022)
5. David Leitch
Producer | Bullet Train
David Leitch is a billion dollar film director, actor, stuntman, writer, producer, and stunt coordinator. He co-directed John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, on which he also served as producer. David directed Atomic Blonde (2017) starring Charlize Theron. David also directed the box office smash ...
Films Directed: John Wick (2014) Atomic Blonde (2017) Deadpool 2 (2018) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Bullet Train (2022)
6. David Cronenberg
Actor | The Fly
David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...
Films Directed: Stereo (1969) Crimes of the Future (1970) Shivers (1975) Rabid (1977) Fast Company (1979) The Brood (1979) Scanners (1981) Videodrome (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) The Fly (1986) Dead Ringers (1988) Naked Lunch (1991) M. Butterfly (1993) Crash (1996) eXistenZ (1999) Spider (2002) A History of Violence (2005) Eastern Promises (2007) A Dangerous Method (2011) Cosmopolis (2012) Maps to the Stars (2014) Crimes of the Future (2022)
7. David Siegel
Producer | The Deep End
David Siegel is known for The Deep End (2001), Suture (1993) and What Maisie Knew (2012).
Suture (1994) The Deep End (2001) Bee Season (2005) Uncertainty (2008) What Maisie Knew (2012) Montana Story (2022)
8. David Yates
Director | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
David Yates was born on October 8, 1963 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
Films Directed: The Tichborne Claimant (1998) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) The Legend of Tarzan (2016) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) Pain Hustlers (2023)
9. David Blue Garcia
Director | Texas Chainsaw Massacre
David Blue Garcia is an Emmy award-winning Director / Cinematographer based in Austin, Texas and makes a living directing and shooting television commercials, product videos and feature films.
David Produced and Directed his first feature film, "Tejano", which had its world premiere at the Dallas ...
Films Directed: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
10. David Silverman
Actor | The Walking Dead
David is a veteran actor of stage and screen, best known as Kent on The Walking Dead (Seasons 5, 6 & 7), and for his performances on the hit shows Stranger Things (Netflix), House Of Cards (HB0) and Atlanta (FX). Born in Paterson, New Jersey, David grew up in Hollywood, Florida and attended both ...
Films Directed: Monsters Inc. (2001) The Simpsons Movie (2007) Extinct (2021)
11. David Hackl
Director | Saw V
David Hackl is known for Saw V (2008), Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) and Life on the Line (2015).
Saw V (2008) Into the Grizzly Maze (2013) Life on the Line (2015) Daughter of the Wolf (2019) Dangerous (2021)
12. David Midell
Producer | NightLights
Independent Spirit/NAACP Image Award nominated filmmaker David Midell began his career drawing inspiration from working as a therapist for children and adults with disabilities in Chicago. As a filmmaker on the autism spectrum himself, his work asks important questions about how society treats its ...
Films Directed: The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2021)
13. David Yarovesky
Director | Brightburn
David Yarovesky is known for Brightburn (2019), Nightbooks (2021) and The Hive (2014).
Films Directed: Brightburn (2019) Nightbooks (2021)
14. David Bruckner
Director | The Night House
David Bruckner is known for The Night House (2020), The Ritual (2017) and Southbound (2015).
Films Directed: The Ritual (2017) The Night House (2020) Hellraiser (2022)
15. Dave Needham
Art_department | Penguins of Madagascar
Dave Needham is known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and Trolls (2016).
Films Directed: The Loud House Movie (2021)
16. David Lowery
Editor | A Ghost Story
David Lowery is an American writer and director. He is best known for The Green Knight (2021), Pete's Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and Pioneer (2011). He has been making movies since he was seven years old, but his first work to be widely seen was the short film A Catalog Of Anticipations (...
Films Directed: Deadroom (2005) St. Nick (2009) Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013) Pete’s Dragon (2016) A Ghost Story (2017) The Old Man & the Gun (2018) The Green Knight (2021) Peter Pan & Wendy (2022)
17. David Oyelowo
Actor | Lawmen: Bass Reeves
David Oyelowo also known as 'David O', is a classically trained stage actor who has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.
David ...
Films Directed: The Water Man (2021)
18. David E. Talbert
Writer | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Renown playwright, filmmaker, author, and influencer, David E. Talbert has contributed indelibly to the landscape of the performing and visual arts for nearly three decades. Characterized by a faith-inspired spirit, Talbert's work champions diverse creative advocacy, serving as an inspiration to ...
A Woman Like That (1997) Mr. Right Now (1999) His Woman, His Wife (2000) He Say…She Say…but What Does GOD Say? (2004) The Fabric of a Man (2005) Love on Layaway (2005) First Sunday (2008) Baggage Claim (2013) Almost Christmas (2016) El Camino Christmas (2018) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
19. David Fincher
Director | Se7en
David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials...
Alien 3 (1992) Se7en (1996) The Game (1997) Fight Club (1999) Panic Room (2002) Zodiac (2007) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) The Social Network (2010) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Gone Girl (2014) Mank (2020) The Killer (2023)
20. David Prior
Producer | AM1200
David Prior was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and director, known for AM1200 (2008), The Empty Man (2020) and The Offing.
AM1200 (2008) The Empty Man (2020)
21. David Ayer
Producer | End of Watch
David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, ...
Harsh Times (2005) Street Kings (2008) End of Watch (2012) Sabotage (2014) Fury (2014) Suicide Squad (2016) Bright (2017) The Tax Collector (2020)
22. Dave Franco
Actor | Neighbors
David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...
Films Directed: The Rental (2020) Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
23. David Dobkin
Producer | The Judge
David Dobkin was born on June 23, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Judge (2014), R.I.P.D. (2013) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020). He has been married to Megan Wolpert since November 19, 2005. They have one child.
Clay Pigeons (1998) Shanghai Knights (2003) Wedding Crashers (2005) Fred Claus (2007) The Change-Up (2011) The Judge (2014) Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
24. David Koepp
Writer | Jurassic Park
David Koepp is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for writing Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi and Panic Room directed by David ...
Films Directed: The Trigger Effect (1996) Stir of Echos (1999) Secret Window (2004) Ghost Town (2008) Premium Rush (2012) Mortdecai (2014) You Should Have Left (2020)
25. Dave Wilson
Director | Bloodshot
Dave Wilson is known for Bloodshot (2020), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Love, Death & Robots (2019).
Films Directed: Bloodshot (2020)
26. David Michôd
Writer | The King
David Michôd is known for The King (2019), Animal Kingdom (2010) and The Rover (2014). He is married to Mirrah Foulkes.
Films Directed: Animal Kingdom (2010) The Rover (2014) War Machine (2017) The King (2019)
27. David M. Rosenthal
Director | A Single Shot
David M. Rosenthal was born on March 23, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for A Single Shot (2013), How It Ends (2018) and No Limit (2022).
Films Directed: See This Movie (2004) Falling Up (2009) Janie Jones (2010) A Single Shot (2013) The Perfect Guy (2015) How It Ends (2018) Jacob’s Ladder (2019)
28. David Robert Mitchell
Writer | It Follows
David Robert Mitchell is an American director mainly known for the breakout horror film ''It Follows'' which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014. in 2002, Mitchell wrote and directed ''Virgin'' a short film featuring Carolina Castro and Cameron Diskin about a local legend...
Films Directed: The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010) It Follows (2014) Under the Silver Lake (2018)
29. David McCracken
Director | Bullitt County
David McCracken was born on March 8, 1984 in Evansville, Indiana, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Bullitt County (2018) and OstrichLand (2013).
Films Directed: Bullitt County (2018)
30. David G. Evans
Director | Indivisible
A native of Bentonville, Arkansas, David Evans began shooting homemade films at age 12 with his brother on their parents' Super-8 camera. David attended Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, where he produced large-scale annual events and productions. After graduating from Southern ...
Films Directed: Indivisible (2018)
31. David Kerr
Director | Man vs Bee
David Kerr is a BAFTA-winning Film & TV Director. "Man Vs. Bee", his original comedy series, landed on Netflix 24 June 2022. David directed all nine episodes - starring the legendary Rowan Atkinson.
David's first feature, "Johnny English Strikes Again", also starred Rowan - alongside Emma Thompson. ...
Films Directed: Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
32. Dave Christiano
Writer | A Time to Dance
Dave Christiano was born and raised in Waterloo NY and attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He became a Christian at the age of 22 while in Jonesboro. He received a Masters Degree at the University and then taught two years at San Antonio Junior College in Texas. At that time ...
Films Directed: Pamela’s Prayer (1998) Me & You, Us, Forever (2008) Remember the Goal (2016) Power of the Air (2018) The Perfect Race (2019) Always a Winner (2023)
33. David Zellner
Actor | Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
David Zellner was born in 1974 in Greeley, Colorado, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014), Sasquatch Sunset (2024) and Damsel (2018).
Films Directed: Plastic Utopia (1997) Frontier (2001) Goliath (2008) Cinemad Mixtape 1 (2009) Hexadecagon (2010) Kid-Thing (2012) Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014) Damsel (2018)
34. David Freyne
Director | Dating Amber
David Freyne is known for Dating Amber (2020), The Cured (2017) and Passing (2010).
Films Directed: The Cured (2018)
35. Dave McCary
Director | Brigsby Bear
David Lawrence "Dave" McCary was born on July 2, 1985 in San Diego, California to Diane Lee McCary (née Phillips) & Gary Lee McCary. He works as a segment director for Saturday Night Live (1975). During college he formed a sketch comedy group, Good Neighbor. In 2007, McCary came together with Kyle ...
Films Directed: Brigsby Bear (2018)
36. David Soren
Writer | Turbo
David Soren is a director, writer, and actor known for Captain Underpants (2017), Turbo (2013), and Merry Madagascar (2009). A DreamWorks veteran of twenty years, Soren has worked as a story artist on "The Road to El Dorado," "Chicken Run" and "Shrek." He then served as the head of story on the hit...
Films Directed: Turbo (2013) Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2018) Under the Boardwalk (2022)
37. David Bowers
Director | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
David Bowers was born in Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Flushed Away (2006) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012).
Films Directed: Flushed Away (2006) Astro Boy (2009) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (2023)
38. David Frankel
Director | The Devil Wears Prada
David Frankel was born on April 2, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), One Chance (2013) and Band of Brothers (2001).
Films Directed: Miami Rhapsody (1995) The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Marley & Me (2008) The Big Year (2011) Hope Springs (2012) One Chance (2013) Collateral Beauty (2016) Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
39. Dave Green
Director | Earth to Echo
Dave Green is known for Earth to Echo (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Films Directed: Earth to Echo (2014) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Coyote vs. Acme (2023)
40. David Gelb
Producer | Street Food: Asia
David Gelb was born on October 16, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Street Food: Asia (2019), Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) and Chef's Table (2015).
Films Directed: Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) The Lazarus Effect (2015) A Faster Horse (2015) Wolfgang (2021)
41. David Wain
Writer | Wet Hot American Summer
David Wain was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
He met the other members of the comedy troupe The State while a film student at NYU, where he graduated from in 1991.
As part of The State, he co-created and co-starred on their self-titled MTV sketch comedy show in the mid 90's. He then ...
Films Directed: Wet Hot American Summer (2001) The Ten (2007) Role Models (2008) Wanderlust (2012) They Came Together (2014) A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
42. David Posamentier
David Posamentier is known for Garden State (2004), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) and Explorers.
Films Directed: Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
43. David Grovic
Director | The Bag Man
David Grovic is known for The Bag Man (2014), Dying of the Light (2014) and Double Trouble.
Films Directed: The Bag Man (2014)
44. David Twohy
Writer | The Fugitive
As both writer and director, David Twohy has contributed much to the film world, helping to elevate movies in such a way that Entertainment Weekly was prompted to name him "one of the 100 most creative people in Hollywood." In his career, Twohy has worked with on-screen notables like Harrison Ford,...
Films Directed: Timescape (1992) The Arrival (1996) Pitch Black (2000) Below (2002) The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) A Perfect Getaway (2009) Riddick (2013)
45. David Boyd
Cinematographer | Friday Night Lights
David Boyd is known for Friday Night Lights (2006), Deadwood (2004) and Queen of the South (2016). He is married to Lisa Rhoden. He was previously married to Barbara Crampton.
Films Directed: Home Run (2013)
46. Dave Grohl
Soundtrack | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters front-man, will always be remembered as the drummer for Nirvana. But, drumming for a great band such as Nirvana is not Dave's only claim in the world of music. Dave's musical career began at age 15 as the guitarist and later as the drummer for a punk band called "Freak Baby...
Films Directed: Sound City (2013)
47. David Chase
Producer | The Sopranos
Born in Mt. Vernon, New York, and raised in New Jersey, David Chase (born David DeCesare) dreamed of being a star drummer in a rock band! He spent many years playing drums and bass trying to be part of a successful rock band in the 1960s East Coast music scene. He also loved movies, such as The ...
Films Directed: Not Fade Away (2013)
48. David Weaver
Director | The Samaritan
David Weaver is known for The Samaritan (2012), Moon Palace (2000) and Siblings (2004).
Films Directed: Fury (2013)
49. David R. Ellis
Assistant_director | The Matrix Reloaded
Began as an actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred, and resided in Malibu. Many, many stunts later, David made the promotion to Stunt Coordinator in 1978 on Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)....
Films Directed: Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) Final Destination 2 (2003) Cellular (2004) Snakes on a Plane (2005) Asylum (2008) Shark Night (2011)
50. Davis Doi
Producer | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Davis Doi was born on October 1, 1954 in Alhambra, California, USA. He is a producer, known for Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001), What a Cartoon! (1995) and Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000).
Films Directed: My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds (2004) Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005) Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure (2005) Bratz: Babyz the Movie (2006) Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! (2007) Care Bears: Share Bear Shines (2010) Care Bears to the Rescue (2010) Hydee and the Hytops (2012) The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave (2016)
51. David Nixon
Producer | Fireproof
David Nixon is known for Fireproof (2008), Letters to God (2010) and Making Waves (1998).
Films Directed: Letters to God (2010)
52. David Belle
Actor | Banlieue 13
David Belle is an international actor, but also the founder of Parkour. Belle was introduced to his acting career in a meeting with Hubert Koundé (La Haine) and then in the play Pygmalion. He began his acting career guest-starring in the television show Louis Page (1997). Belle gained prominence ...
Films Directed: District 13: Ultimatum (2010)
53. David S. Goyer
Writer | Dark City
David S. Goyer was born on December 22, 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dark City (1998), The Dark Knight (2008) and Flashforward (2009). He is married to Marina Black. They have two children. He was previously married to Jessika Borsiczky.
Films Directed: Zig Zag (2002) Blade: Trinity (2004) The Invisible (2007) The Unborn (2009)
54. Davis Guggenheim
Producer | Training Day
Davis Guggenheim was born on November 3, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Training Day (2001), Waiting for Superman (2010) and An Inconvenient Truth (2006). He has been married to Elisabeth Shue since August 1994. They have three children.
Films Directed: Gossip (2000) An Inconvenient Truth (2006) It Might Get Loud (2008) From the Sky Down (2011) He Named Me Malala (2015)
55. David Hillenbrand
Music_department | King Cobra
David Hillenbrand was born on September 5, 1968 in the USA. He is a director and producer, known for King Cobra (1999), Deadtime Stories (2012) and Survival Island (2002).
Films Directed: Demon Island (2002) National Lampoon Present Dorm Daze (2003) Transylmania (2009)
56. David Howard
Writer | Galaxy Quest
David Howard was born in Cedar City, Utah, USA. He is known for Galaxy Quest (1999), Trek: The Movie (2018) and Galaxy Quest.
Films Directed: Flick (2008)
57. David Zucker
Writer | Airplane!
Born on October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, director/writer/producer David Zucker, along with brother Jerry (Ghost, 1990) Zucker and longtime friend, Jim (Hot Shots, 1991) Abrahams, has established himself among Hollywood's (or at least Wisconsin's) most successful filmmakers.
Starting ...
Films Directed: Airplane! (1980) Top Secret! (1984) Ruthless People (1986) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) BASEketball (1998) My Boss’s Daughter (2003) Scary Movie 3 (2004) Scary Movie 4 (2006) An American Carol (2008) The Star of Malta (2023)
58. Dave Filoni
Producer | The Mandalorian
Dave grew up in Mt. Lebanon, a suburb southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was in the marching band, and was the starting goaltender for half of his senior year on the hockey team. He graduated from high school in 1992 and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1996, where he played club ...
Films Directed: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
59. David Mamet
Writer | House of Games
Born in 1947 in Chicago, he was educated at Goddard College, in Vermont, and studied drama at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, before returning to Chicago and establishing the St Nicholas Theatre Company in 1972. He remained their resident writer for four years. The first of his plays to secure ...
Films Directed: House of Games (1987) Things Change (1988) Homicide (1991) Oleanna (1994) The Spanish Prisoner (1997) The Winslow Boy (1999) State and Main (2000) Heist (2001) Spartan (2004) Redbelt (2008)
60. David Schwimmer
Actor | Friends
Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Schwimmer was encouraged by a high school instructor to attend a summer program in acting at Northwestern University. Inspired by that experience, he returned to Northwestern where he received a bachelor's degree in speech/theater. In 1988, along with ...
Films Directed: Since You’ve Been Gone (1998) Run Fatboy Run (2008) Trust (2010)
61. David Moreau
Writer | Ils
David Moreau was born on July 14, 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and director, known for Them (2006), The Eye (2008) and Seuls (2017).
Films Directed: The Eye (2008)
62. David Wall
Producer | Gold Dust
David Wall is known for Gold Dust (2020). He is married to Kerry Wall. They have four children.
Films Directed: Noelle (2007)
63. Dave Meyers
Director | The Hitcher
Dave Meyers is known for The Hitcher (2007), Foolish (1999) and Volatile Love (2015).
Films Directed: Foolish (1999) The Hitcher (2007) Sremm Break (2017)
64. David Von Ancken
Director | Seraphim Falls
Executive Producer / Director / Writer David Von Ancken was a prolific television director and executive producer as well as a feature film director. David executive produced and directed, Tut, an epic six hour action-adventure-thriller for Spike starring Ben Kingsley. Spike's first mini-series ...
Films Directed: Seraphim Falls (2007)
65. David Arquette
Actor | Scream 3
The youngest of five, David Arquette was born in Winchester, Virginia and is part of the illustrious Arquette family, whose work has spread over several generations. His parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other children: Rosanna ...
Films Directed: The Tripper (2007)
66. David Jackson
Director | The Equalizer
David Jackson is known for The Equalizer (1985), Miami Vice (1984) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996).
Films Directed: Death Train (1993) The Lake (1998) Atomic Train (1999) Buffalo Dreams (2005)
67. David Caffrey
Director | Love/Hate
DAVID CAFFREY, born in Dublin, began his film & TV career with various production roles on b-movies with Roger Corman. Award winning short films, CONNIVERS, BANTAMS and BOLT caught the eye of the industry, resulting in a move to the feature film arena with DIVORCING JACK starring David Thewlis and ...
Films Directed: Divorcing Jack (1998) On the Nose (2001) Grand Theft Parsons (2003) Life Begins (2004) Taken Down (2018)
68. David McNally
Actor | Stargate SG-1
David McNally was born on September 27, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor, known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) and Stargate: Atlantis (2004).
Films Directed: Coyote Ugly (2000) Kangaroo Jack (2003)
69. David Daniel
Camera_department | War
David Daniel is known for War (2007), Teen Wolf (2011) and The Lords of Salem (2012).
Films Directed: Paper Soldiers (2003)
70. David Moreton
Director | Edge of Seventeen
David Moreton is known for Edge of Seventeen (1998), Do You Want to Die in Indio? and Testosterone (2003).
Films Directed: Edge of Seventeen (1998) Testosterone (2003)
71. David Carson
Director | Star Trek: Generations
David Carson was born in England. He is known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), From the Earth to the Moon (1998) and Blood Wedding. He is married to Kim Braden. They have two children.
Films Directed: Star Trek Generations (1994) Letters from a Killer (1998) Carrie (2002) Unstoppable (2004)
72. David Weissman
Writer | The Family Man
David Diamond and David Weissman's partnership is rooted in a 30 year friendship that dates back to their high school days together at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia. They parted company for college while Diamond majored in Cinema Studies at NYU and Weissman studied Chinese history, first at ...
Films Directed: The Cockettes (2002)
73. David Mirkin
Producer | The Simpsons
David Mirkin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. David is a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), Get a Life (1990) and Heartbreakers (2001).
Films Directed: Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion (1997) Heartbreakers (2001) Losing My Virginity (2023)
74. David Levien
Writer | Runaway Jury
David Levien is known for Runaway Jury (2003), Runner Runner (2013) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).
Films Directed: Knockaround Guys (2001) Solitary Man (2009)
75. David Lynch
Writer | Twin Peaks
Born in precisely the kind of small-town American setting so familiar from his films, David Lynch spent his childhood being shunted from one state to another as his research scientist father kept getting relocated. He attended various art schools, married Peggy Lynch and then fathered future ...
Films Directed: Eraserhead (1977) The Elephant Man (1980) Dune (1984) Blue Velvet (1986) Wild at Heart (1990) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Lost Highway (1997) The Straight Story (1999) Mulholland Drive (2001) Inland Empire (2006)
76. David Atkins
Writer | Arizona Dream
David Atkins is a writer-director-producer of television and film who most recently wrote the romantic crime caper, "The Ex-Cons" with Steve Pink, produced by 30West. David was a writer on "Hot Tub Time Machine" starring John Cusack for MGM. He wrote and directed the comedic thriller "Novocaine", ...
Films Directed: Novocaine (2001)
77. David L. Cunningham
Director | To End All Wars
David L. Cunningham is an international filmmaker known for striking visuals, authentic performances and dynamic subject matters.
For more than two decades, Cunningham has directed big budget Studio films (Fox, Disney, ABC), experimental and pioneering independent features, as well as hard hitting ...
Films Directed: The Pitcairn Story: Mutineers in Paradise (1991) Target World (1992) Passport to the World (1993) Pacific Mercy Ships (1995) Baja 1000 (1996) Beyond Paradise (1998) The Dream Center: Hope for the Inner City (1999) To End All Wars (2001) After… (2006) The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007) Hakani: A Survivor’s Story (2008) Running for Grace (2018)
78. David Giancola
Producer | Axcellerator
David Giancola has been an Iconoclast from an early age. At 19, with no training and a meager budget he wrote and directed the cult science fiction film "Time Chasers". Giancola has directed and/or produced over twenty-five feature films including "Icebreaker", "Lightning - Fire From The Sky", "...
Films Directed: Time Chasers (1993) Diamond Run (1996) Pressure Point (1997) Moving Targets (1998 Icebreaker (1999) Swimming on the Moon (1999) A Woman in Jeopardy (2000) Radical Jack (2000) The Newcomers (2000) Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001) Trapped: Buried Alive (2002) Frozen Impact (2002) Psyclops (2002) Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003) Arachnia (2003) Landslide (2005) Ice Queen (2005) Zombie Town (2007) Illegal Aliens (2007) Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008) Addicted to Fame (2012) Axcellerator (2020)
79. David Raynr
Actor | Colors
David Raynr was born on March 17, 1961 in the USA. He is an actor and director, known for Colors (1988), Spiritual Warriors (2007) and Whatever It Takes (2000).
Films Directed: Trippin’ (1999) Whatever It Takes (2000)
80. David L. Corley
Writer | Angel's Dance
David L. Corley is known for Angel's Dance (1999), Solo (1996) and Executive Power (1997).
Films Directed: Angel’s Dance (1999)
81. David Kellogg
Director | Inspector Gadget
David Kellogg was born in 1952. He is a director and producer, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), Cool as Ice (1991) and Playboy: Farmer's Daughters (1986). He is married to Denise Kellogg. They have three children.
Films Directed: Cool as Ice (1991) Inspector Gadget (1999)
82. David DeCoteau
Director | Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, David DeCoteau has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman, who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed ...
Films Directed: Dreamaniac (1986) Creepozoids (1988) Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988) Nightmare Sisters (1988) Lady Avenger (1988) Murder Weapon (1989) American Rampage (1989) Dr. Alien (1989) Deadly Embrace (1989) The Girl I Want (1990) Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991) Naked Instinct (1993) Beach Babes from Beyond (1993) Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994) Joe Bob’s Drive-in Theatre (1994) Blonde Heaven (1995) Prehysteria 3 (1995) Bikini Goddesses (1996) Petticoat Planet (1996) Prey of the Jaguar (1997) Predominately Black Cats (1997) The Journey: Absolution (1997) Leather Jacket Love Story (1997) Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen (1997) Shrieker (1998) Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) Beach Babes II: Cave Girl Island (1998) Talisman (1998) Frankenstein Reborn (1998) The Killer Eye (1999) Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (1999) Witchouse (1999) Totem (1999) Retro Puppet Master (1999) Voodoo Academy (2000) Bram Stoker’s Legend of the Mummy 2 (2000) Prison of the Dead (2000) The Brotherhood (2001) Final Stab (2001) The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks (2001) The Frightening (2002) Wolves of Wall Street (2002) The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (2003)
83. David Veloz
Writer | Behind Enemy Lines
David Veloz was born on June 3, 1962 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Natural Born Killers (1994) and Permanent Midnight (1998).
Films Directed: Permanent Midnight (1998)
84. David Winkler
Producer | Creed
David Winkler is known for Creed (2015), The Mechanic (2011) and Creed II (2018).
Films Directed: Finding Graceland (1998)
85. David Nutter
Director | Game of Thrones
David Nutter was born in 1960 in the USA. He is a director and producer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Pacific (2010) and Space: Above and Beyond (1995). He was previously married to Birgit Nutter.
Films Directed: Disturbing Behavior (1998)
86. Dave Payne
Director | Reeker
Dave Payne is known for Reeker (2005), Just Can't Get Enough (2002) and No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008).
Films Directed: Addams Family Reunion (1998)
87. David Steinberg
Actor | Willow
David first started acting in college stage productions and received his professional training in the theatre. Best known for his fine and appealing performance as Warwick Davis's loyal friend Meegosh in the enjoyable epic fantasy adventure "Willow," Steinberg's other film credits include "Love & ...
Films Directed: Paternity (1981) Going Berserk (1983) The Wrong Guy (1998)
88. David Hogan
Director | Barb Wire
David Hogan was born on August 14, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Barb Wire (1996), Batman Forever (1995) and Life in a Basket (2003).
Films Directed: Barb Wire (1996) Most Wanted (1997)
89. David Wellington
Director | Vikings
David Wellington was born in 1963 in Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Vikings (2013), Orphan Black (2013) and Rookie Blue (2010).
Films Directed: I Love a Man in Uniform (1993) Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1996)
90. David Mickey Evans
Director | The Sandlot
David Mickey Evans was born on October 20, 1962 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Sandlot (1993), Untitled 'Sandlot' Prequel and Radio Flyer (1992).
Films Directed: The Sandlot (1993) First Kid (1996) My Teacher, My Friend (1999) Beethoven’s 3rd (2000) Beethoven’s 4th (2001) National Lampoon’s Barely Legal (2003) My Teacher, My Friend II (2003) The Sandlot 2 (2005) The Final Season (2007) Ace Ventura Jr. Pet Detective (2009) Tranced (2010) Glastonbury: Isle of Light (2011) Smitty (2012)
91. David Gill
Producer | American Masters
David Gill was born on June 9, 1928 in Territory of New Guinea [now Papua New Guinea]. He was a producer and director, known for American Masters (1985), Unknown Chaplin (1983) and Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987). He was married to Pauline Wadsworth. He died on September 28, 1997 in ...
Films Directed: Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1996)
92. David S. Ward
Writer | The Sting
David S. Ward was born on October 25, 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Sting (1973), Major League II (1994) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). He is married to Marie-Louis White. He was previously married to Christine Atwood and Rosanna DeSoto.
Films Directed: Cannery Row (1982) Major League (1989) King Ralph (1991) The Program (1992) Major League II (1994) Down Periscope (1996)
93. David Anspaugh
Director | Hoosiers
Best known for the inspirational sports dramas Hoosiers (1986) and Rudy (1993), David Anspaugh has enjoyed a long career as a director and producer of film and television. Born in Decatur, Indiana in 1946 to Lawrence Anspaugh, a portrait photographer, and his wife, Marie, he was a member of his ...
Films Directed: Hoosiers (1986) Fresh Horses (1988) Rudy (1993) Moonlight and Valentino (1995) WiseGirls (2002) The Game of Their Lives (2005) Little Red Wagon (2012)
94. David Price
Director | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
You could almost say David Price's career began at birth. Price is the son of former Columbia and Universal studio President and Producer, Frank Price. (Ghostbusters, Gandhi, Tootsie, Out of Africa) and grandson to television pioneer Roy Huggins (Maverick, The Fugitive, 77 Sunset Strip)
In 2007 ...
Films Directed: Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1995)
95. David A. Prior
Writer | Raw Justice
David A. Prior was born on October 5, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Raw Justice (1994), Night Trap (1993) and Lost at War (2007). He died on August 16, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Films Directed: The Final Sanction (1990) Raw Justice (1994)
96. David Seltzer
Writer | Shining Through
David Seltzer was born on February 12, 1940 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Shining Through (1992), The Omen (1976) and The Omen (2006). He has been married to Carrie Hauman since January 17, 2010. He was previously married to Eugenia Zukerman.
Films Directed: Lucas (1986) Punchline (1988) Shining Through (1992)
97. David Burton Morris
Director | Purple Haze
David Burton Morris was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He made his first feature film, Loose Ends, while at UCLA film school. He returned to Minnesota to make the feature film, Purple Haze. He returned again in to film Patti Rocks, which won the Coup de Coeur for Best Feature Film at the Deauville ...
Films Directed: Jersey Girl (1992)
Films Directed: 1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
99. David Beaird
Writer | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 19, 1952, David was the third child of Jack Gray Beaird Sr. and Mary Jane Hunter. He was a graduate of Chicago's Goodman School of Drama. In Chicago, he began his professional career as an actor, playwright, director, and acting coach that spanned four ...
Films Directed: My Chauffeur (1987) Pass the Ammo (1988) Scorchers (1991)
100. David W. Allen
Visual_effects | I Am Number Four
David W. Allen is known for I Am Number Four (2011), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and The One (2001).
Films Directed: Puppet Master II (1991)
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