Director
Discover a comprehensive list of renowned celebrities who have left their mark as directors in the entertainment industry. Explore the profiles of these talented visionaries and learn about their significant contributions to film, television, and stage.
Cristian Jereghi
Ukraine
UkraineMoldovan director, journalist.
Olivier Megaton
France
FranceFrench film director and screenwriter
Jia Zhangke
China
ChinaChinese director
Nancy Crampton Brophy
USA
USAAmerican writer
Arvids Krievs
Latvia
LatviaSoviet and Latvian film director
Stiliyan Ivanov
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian director, producer and screenwriter.
Alvis Hermansis
Latvia
LatviaLatvian director
Andre Calmettes
France
FranceFrench film director, actor
Dome Karukoski
Finland
FinlandFinnish director and actor
Ted Kotcheff
Canada
CanadaCanadian television, film director and producer
Carol Reed
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish film director and producer
Margot Benacerraf
Venezuela
VenezuelaVenezuelan film director, screenwriter, producer
Sebastian Cordero
Ecuador
EcuadorEcuadorian film director and screenwriter
Benh Zeitlin
USA
USAAmerican director
Carlos Diegues
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian film director
Jesus Franco
Spain
SpainSpanish director, actor, cameraman, producer, composer and screenwriter.
ThomasI Ince
USA
USAAmerican film director, producer.
Srdan Karanovic
Serbia
SerbiaSerbian film director and screenwriter.
Mark Cousins
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish director, screenwriter
Jerzy Antczak
Poland
PolandPolish theatre and film director.
John Duigan
Great Britain
Great BritainDirector
Joel Coen
USA
USAAmerican director, screenwriter
David Mirkin
USA
USAAmerican film and television director, screenwriter and producer.
Werner Herzog
Germany
GermanyFilm director
Howard Deutch
USA
USAAmerican director
David Ellis
USA
USAAmerican film director, stuntman and actor
Aivars Freimanis
Latvia
LatviaLatvian director and screenwriter
Tony Gatlif
France
FranceFrench director, screenwriter, actor, composer and producer of Gypsy origin
Jean Vigo
France
FranceFrench film director.
Jack Bender
USA
USAAmerican director, actor, producer and screenwriter.
Matt Dillon
USA
USAAmerican director and actor
Michael Dubson
Russian film director and screenwriter
Andrew Ralph Adamson
New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand film director and producer
Garin Nugroho
Indonesia
IndonesiaIndonesian film director.
Rob Reiner
USA
USAAmerican director, producer, writer and political activist
Viktor Nord
USA
USADirector
Christophe Gans
France
FranceFrench film director, screenwriter and producer
Ron Silver
USA
USAAmerican director, award-winning actor and producer
Yakov Blioh
Russian film director
Nick Cassavetes
USA
USAAmerican film actor, screenwriter and director
Chantal Akerman
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian film director, screenwriter and actress.
Curtis Hanson
USA
USAAmerican director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Greece
GreeceGreek film director, screenwriter and producer
Mike Figgis
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish film director
Valerio Zurlini
Italy
ItalyItalian director and screenwriter.
Anatoliy Granik
Director of feature, documentary and popular science films, screenwriter
Louis Jouvet
France
FranceFrench director, theater and film actor.
Armando Crispino
Italy
ItalyItalian film director and screenwriter
Philippe Mora
Australia
AustraliaAustralian film director of French origin.
J J Abrams
USA
USAAmerican screenwriter, producer and director.