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.
Susan Seidelman
USA
USAAmerican director
Valeriy Zheregi
Moldova
MoldovaMoldavian, Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Terry Zwigoff
USA
USAAmerican film director
Jean Delannoy
France
FranceFrench director
Cetin Inanc
Turkey
TurkeyTurkish film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
JapanJapanese film director and producer
Anselmo Duarte
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian filmmaker.
Oksana Bayrak
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian film director, screenwriter, actress and TV presenter.
Umid Malikov
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanUzbek director, director of photography
Irvin Kershner
USA
USAAmerican film director and actor
Cindy Sherman
USA
USAAmerican photographer and film director
Sheldon Leonard
USA
USAAmerican director, producer, screenwriter and actor
Jaume Collet-Serra
USA
USAAmerican film director of Spanish descent
Shukhrat Abbasov
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanSoviet film director and screenwriter, People's Artist of the USSR.
Lee Edward Unkrich
USA
USAAmerican film director
Ferdinand Zecca
France
FranceFrench director, producer
Stan Brakhage
Canada
CanadaAmerican film director
Arvids Krievs
Latvia
LatviaSoviet and Latvian film director
Julien Duvivie
France
FranceFrench director
Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
Germany
GermanyGerman film director, screenwriter, producer.
Roman Coppola
USA
USAAmerican film and music video director
Arnolds Burovs
Latvia
LatviaSoviet and Latvian director, set designer and animator.
Joe Carnahan
USA
USAAmerican director, screenwriter
Geoff Mackley
New Zealand
New ZealandExtreme sportsman, photographer and film director
Darren Aronofsky
USA
USAAmerican film director, screenwriter, producer, actor.
Delbert Mann
USA
USAAmerican film and television director.
Pupi Avati
Italy
ItalyItalian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Terry George
Ireland
IrelandIrish screenwriter and director
Ron Shelton
USA
USAAmerican film director and screenwriter
Victor David Sjostrom
Sweden
SwedenSwedish director and actor
Leila Gordeladze
Georgia
GeorgiaGeorgian film director.
Luis Bunuel
USA
USAOne of the greatest directors in the history of world cinema
Robert Wiene
Germany
GermanyGerman film director
Albert Capellani
France
FranceFrench film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, actor
David Nutter
USA
USAAmerican film and television director and producer
Tomas Gutierrez Alea
Cuba
CubaGreatest Cuban film director
Penelope Spheeris
USA
USAAmerican director, producer and screenwriter
Lamberto Bava
Italy
ItalyItalian director, actor, screenwriter and producer
Anno Hideaki
Japan
JapanOne of the greatest modern anime directors
Rayner Fasbinder
Germany
GermanyGerman film director
Yilmaz Guney
Turkey
TurkeyKurdish film director, screenwriter, actor and writer
Mikhail Grigoriev
Soviet film director and screenwriter
James Rolfe
USA
USAAmerican film director, actor, YouTuber
John Lafia
USA
USAAmerican director, producer, screenwriter and musician
Gianni Amelio
Italy
ItalyItalian film director and screenwriter
Rob Refro
USA
USAAmerican musician and director
Oleg Pedan
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian puppet master, animation artist, director
Gaspar Noe
France
FranceFrench new wave director
David Yarovesky
USA
USAAmerican director, producer, actor
Artur Balder
USA
USAAmerican writer, screenwriter and director