Writers & Directors
by deexsocalygal | created - 30 Mar 2018 | updated - 21 Jan 2023 | Public
101. Fred Cavayé
Writer | The Next Three Days
Fred Cavayé is known for The Next Three Days (2010), Anything for Her (2008) and Point Blank (2010).
102. Guy Burt
Writer | The Hole
Born in 1972, Guy Burt is a BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and novelist. He wrote his first novel (After the Hole) when he was 18. He read English Literature at Oxford and then went on to teach for five years before making the jump to full-time writing when After the Hole was adapted as a feature...
103. Lloyd C. Douglas
Writer | Demetrius and the Gladiators
Novelist Lloyd C. Douglas was born Doya Cassell Douglas in Columbia City, IN, in 1877. His father was a Lutheran minister. Young Lloyd attended Wittenberg Seminary in Springfield, OH, where he received his education as a minister. After graduating he served as a pastor in a church in Manchester, IN...
104. Rob Letterman
Writer | Monsters vs. Aliens
Rob Letterman is known for Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Goosebumps (2023) and Shark Tale (2004).
105. Jonathan Aibel
Producer | Kung Fu Panda
Jonathan Aibel was born in Demarest, New Jersey, USA. Jonathan is a producer and writer, known for Kung Fu Panda (2008), King of the Hill (1997) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
106. Glenn Berger
Producer | Kung Fu Panda
Glenn Berger was born in Smithtown, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Kung Fu Panda (2008), King of the Hill (1997) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
107. Bob Peterson
Actor | Up
Bob Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, USA, in 1961. He studied mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he took computer graphics courses and graduated in 1983. He continued his studies in mechanical engineering at Purdue University where he earned a master's degree in 1986. ...
108. Sue Birtwistle
Producer | Cranford
Sue Birtwistle is known for Cranford (2007), Screen Two (1985) and Pride and Prejudice (1995). She has been married to Richard Eyre since 1973. They have one child.
109. Susie Conklin
Producer | A Discovery of Witches
Susie Conklin is known for A Discovery of Witches (2018), Captive Queen and Cranford (2007).
110. Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer | Heartstrings
Elizabeth Gaskell was born on September 29, 1810 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Heartstrings (1923), Cranford (2007) and North & South (2004). She was married to Rev. William Gaskell. She died on November 12, 1865 in Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK.
111. Norman Jewison
Director | Jesus Christ Superstar
Norman Jewison was an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known ...
112. Roald Dahl
Writer | The Witches
Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. Dahl is noted for how he relates suspenseful and...
113. Ronald Harwood
Writer | The Pianist
Born in Cape Town, Union of South Africa in 1934, Ronald Harwood moved to London in 1951 to pursue a career in the theatre. After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he joined the Shakespeare Company of Sir Donald Wolfit, one of the last 'actor-manager' of Great-Britain. From 1953 to 1958...
114. Simon Curtis
Producer | Goodbye Christopher Robin
Simon Curtis began his directing career at the Royal Court Theatre, where he was Deputy Director to Max Stafford Clark and director of the Theatre Upstairs. His many productions there included the world premiere of Jim Cartwright's ROAD, which transferred to the Lincoln Center, New York. He has ...
115. Steve Hudson
Director | True North
Steve Hudson was born on August 6, 1969 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for True North (2006), Goodbye (2004) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).
116. Heidi Thomas
Producer | Call the Midwife
Heidi Thomas was born in 1962 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. She is a producer and writer, known for Call the Midwife (2012), Cranford (2007) and Lilies (2007). She is married to Stephen McGann. They have one child.
117. Bill Paxton
Actor | Aliens
Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World ...
118. Alexandre Aja
Director | Haute tension
Alexandre Aja was born on August 7, 1978 in Paris, France. He is a producer and director, known for High Tension (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Piranha 3D (2010). He is married to Laïla Marrakchi.
119. Robert Harmon
Director | The Hitcher
Robert Harmon attended film school at Boston University and worked for many years as a still photographer prior to embarking on a film career. Harmon worked as a still photographer on the movies "Roller Boogie," "Fade to Black," and "Hell Night." He was a second unit camera operator on "They Call ...
120. Claude Berri
Writer | Jean de Florette
Claude Berri was born on July 1, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Germinal (1993) and The Two of Us (1967). He was married to Sylvie Gautrelet and Anne-Marie Rassam. He died on January 12, 2009 in Paris, France.
121. George Pollock
Assistant_director | Great Expectations
George Pollock was born on March 27, 1907 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an assistant director and director, known for Great Expectations (1946), Brief Encounter (1945) and Ten Little Indians (1965). He died on December 22, 1979 in Thanet, Kent, England, UK.
122. Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Director | Omoide no Marnie
Hiromasa Yonebayashi was born on July 10, 1973 in Nonoichi, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for When Marnie Was There (2014), The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017).
123. Christoph Lauenstein
Director | Luis & the Aliens
Christoph Lauenstein was born on March 20, 1962 in Hildesheim, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Luis and the Aliens (2018), Balance (1989) and People in Motion (2021).
124. Wolfgang Lauenstein
Director | Luis & the Aliens
Wolfgang Lauenstein was born on March 20, 1962 in Hildesheim, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Luis and the Aliens (2018), Balance (1989) and The Fall (2006).
125. Sally Wainwright
Writer | Happy Valley
Sally Wainwright was born in 1964 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Happy Valley (2014), Last Tango in Halifax (2012) and Gentleman Jack (2019).
126. Sean Dube
Actor | The Cleaning Lady
Sean Dube is known for The Cleaning Lady (2022), The Contrast (2022) and Lola.
127. Royall Tyler
Writer | The Contrast
Royall Tyler is known for The Contrast (2022) and Omnibus (1952).
128. Chris Johnson
Producer | Year of the Detectives
Chris Johnson is known for Bad Detectives (2021), The Contrast (2022) and Cat Dexx: Inkosi (2018).
129. Jeremy Dyson
Writer | Ghost Stories
Jeremy was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attended Leeds University where he received a degree in Philosophy. He then went on to the Northern School of Film and Television where he received an M.A. in scriptwriting. It was at Leeds University that Jeremy met fellow League of Gentlemen members Mark ...
130. Andy Nyman
Actor | Judy
Andy Nyman was born on April 13, 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Judy (2019), Ghost Stories (2017) and Death at a Funeral (2007).
131. Sarah Smith
Producer | Ron's Gone Wrong
Sarah Smith is known for Ron's Gone Wrong (2021), Arthur Christmas (2011) and The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001).
132. Peter Baynham
Peter Baynham is known for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Arthur Christmas (2011) and Borat (2006).
133. Jean-Philippe Vine
Animation_department | The Good Dinosaur
Jean-Philippe Vine is known for The Good Dinosaur (2015), Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) and Inside Out (2015).
134. Tomm Moore
Producer | WolfWalkers
Tomm Moore was born on January 7, 1977 in Newry, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), Song of the Sea (2014) and The Secret of Kells (2009). He is married to Liselott Olofsson. They have one child.
135. Nora Twomey
Producer | WolfWalkers
Partner & Creative Director with Cartoon Saloon. ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE Nominated Director.
Nora's passion for visual storytelling began at an early age and has led her to explore the medium of animation with her collaborators in Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, Ireland. From the studio's early ...
136. Mami Tsumura
Writer | Kotaro Lives Alone
Mami Tsumura is known for Kotaro Lives Alone (2021) and Kotaro Lives Alone (2022).
137. Hartzell Spence
Writer | One Foot in Heaven
Hartzell Spence was born on February 15, 1908 in Clarion, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for One Foot in Heaven (1941) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He died on May 9, 2001 in Essex, Connecticut, USA.
138. Tomoe Makino
Director | Ura Sekai Picnic
Tomoe Makino is known for Otherside Picnic (2021), Haikyu!! (2014) and Murenase! Seton Gakuen (2020).
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