The Crew

1. John Conroy

John Conroy was born on January 26, 1969 in Ireland. He is a cinematographer, known for Penny Dreadful (2014), Luther (2010) and The Happy Prince (2018).

2. Dennis Kelly

Writer | Utopia

Dennis Kelly is known for Utopia (2013), Matilda: The Musical (2022) and Pulling (2006). He was previously married to Monica Nappo.

Sam Esmail was born on September 17, 1977 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Mr. Robot (2015), Homecoming (2018) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He has been married to Emmy Rossum since May 28, 2017. They have two children.

4. Paul Feig

Producer | Freaks and Geeks

Paul Feig is an American film director and writer who is known for creating Freaks and Geeks and directing Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and A Simple Favor. He is known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy. He also directed the highly controversial 2016 reboot of ...

5. Peter Weir

Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Peter Weir was born on August 21, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a director and writer, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.

6. Spike Jonze

Producer | Her

Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under the ...

7. Andrew Niccol

Writer | GATTACA

New Zealand-born screenwriter-director Andrew Niccol began his career in London, successfully directing TV commercials before moving to Los Angeles in order to make films "longer than 60 seconds." He interested high-powered producer Scott Rudin in his The Truman Show (1998) script, but Rudin was not...

8. Gore Verbinski

Director | Rango

Gore Verbinski, one of American cinema's most inventive directors who was a punk-rock guitarist as a teenager and had to sell his guitar to buy his first camera, is now the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) which made the industry record for highest opening weekend of ...

9. Robert Zemeckis

Writer | Back to the Future

A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect ...

10. Todd Phillips

Producer | Joker

Todd Phillips is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Growing up on Long Island, New York, Todd Phillips fell in love with feature film teen comedies made in the 1980s, and claims they were his biggest influence in becoming a filmmaker. While studying film at New York University, ...

11. Caradog W. James

Director | The Machine

Caradog W. James was born in June 1976. He is a director and producer, known for The Machine (2013), Little White Lies (2006) and Don't Knock Twice (2016).

12. James M.L. Muller

Art_department | The Flood

James works in Film and Television as Production Crew. He was born in South London and grew up in South-East England. With assorted experience across blockbuster features, independent films, high-end television and short films, James has worked in the Art Department, in the Aviation Department ...

13. Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Composer | Utopia

Multiple award winning Cristobal "Cristo" Tapia de Veer is a Chilean born, classically trained musician, producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and composer for film & TV based in Montreal, Canada.

Hailed as a "musical genius" by Paste Magazine and NME, Cristobal Tapia de Veer is recognized for ...

14. Zal Batmanglij

Writer | The East

Zal Batmanglij was born on April 28, 1981. He is a writer and producer, known for The East (2013), Sound of My Voice (2011) and The OA (2016).

15. Brit Marling

Writer | Another Earth

Brit Heyworth Marling was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Heidi (Johnson) and John Marling, both of whom work in real estate. She graduated from Georgetown University, with a bachelor's in economics, and was offered a job with Goldman Sachs, which she turned down in favour of a career as an artist.

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16. J. Michael Straczynski

Writer | Babylon 5

J. Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Changeling (2008) and Jeremiah (2002). He was previously married to Kathryn M. Drennan.

17. Steve Oedekerk

Writer | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Steve Oedekerk, the Academy Award nominated multi-hyphenate, has built an extraordinary career, experiencing vast success in writing, directing, producing, acting, stand-up comedy and computer generated animation. He has written and directed films that have grossed over $1.9 billion in worldwide ...

18. The Go! Team

Soundtrack | Stuber

The Go! Team is known for Stuber (2019), Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and Whip It (2009).

19. Titus Welliver

Actor | The Town

Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut. His father was a famous landscape painter, Neil Welliver. His mother was a fashion illustrator, Norma Cripps. He has three brothers, one was killed overseas. He was raised in Philadelphia and New York City, surrounded by poets and...

20. Adam Wingard

Director | V/H/S

At 19 Adam got his start in feature film making early with his directorial debut Home Sick, a slasher horror film starring Bill Moseley and Tom Toweles. However it was his second effort at 24 years old with the film Pop Skull that garnered him a talent to watch. Made for a budget of around 2000 ...

21. John Landis

Director | The Blues Brothers

John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970). Remaining in Europe, Landis found work as an actor, extra and stuntman in many of the Spanish/Italian "...

22. John Landis

Director | The Blues Brothers

John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970). Remaining in Europe, Landis found work as an actor, extra and stuntman in many of the Spanish/Italian "...

23. Ben Palmer

Director | The Inbetweeners Movie

Ben Palmer is known for The Inbetweeners (2011), Breeders (2020) and Man Up (2015).

24. James Gunn

Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...

25. Tyler Bates

Composer | John Wick: Chapter 4

It's anything but typical for the realms of film or music... Tyler Bates regularly transitions from scoring some of the world's biggest film and television franchises, such as Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick, to rocking massive audiences with Marilyn Manson and back to the studio again ...

26. Nick Murphy

Director | A Spy Among Friends

Nick Murphy is a BAFTA winning and Royal Television Society Award winning director and writer. He was born and grew up in Merseyside, NW England. A former editor of news and current affairs for the BBC, he began directing documentaries in 1996. A decade later he moved into writing and directing ...

27. Stephen Butchard

Writer | Five Daughters

Stephen Butchard is known for Five Daughters (2010), Vincent (2005) and Good Cop (2012).

28. Rowan Athale

Writer | Wasteland

Rowan Athale is a British-Indian Film Director and Screenwriter.

Rowan Athale made his feature-film debut as both writer and director with the acclaimed heist thriller - The Rise. Premiering internationally at TIFF, Rowan and the film went on to be nominated for numerous awards, including the ...

29. Zetna Fuentes

Director | The Nevers

Zetna Fuentes has established herself as one of the most in-demand directors, helming many of television's notable, award-winning shows. Most recently, Fuentes directed and executive produced episodes of the highly anticipated Hulu series, "Black Cake," based on the NY Times Bestseller. She also ...

30. Cary Joji Fukunaga

Producer | Beasts of No Nation

Cary Joji Fukunaga is a Japanese-American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer from Oakland, California who is known for directing the James Bond film No Time to Die, Kofi, Beasts of No Nation, Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre. He co-wrote the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King ...

31. Shane Black

Actor | Predator

Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...

32. Tarsem Singh

Director | The Fall

Indian director Tarsem Singh is the son of an aircraft engineer. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boy's School in Shimla and relocated to the USA to study business at Harvard and, significantly, film studies at the Art Center College of Design in California. Upon graduating he embarked on a career ...

33. Michael Oswald

Director | Princes of the Yen

Michael Oswald is known for Princes of the Yen (2014), Behind Closed Doors (2023) and The Man Who Knew Too Much (2020).

34. Jessica Swale

Director | Summerland

Jessica is an Olivier award winning playwright, screenwriter and director.

As playwright, Jessica's first play Blue Stockings (Shakespeare's Globe) won her an Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright nomination. Nell Gwynn (Shakespeare's Globe) transferred to the West End starring Gemma Arterton ...

35. Steven Knight

Writer | Locke

Steven Knight is a British screenwriter and film director. He is best known for screenplays he wrote for the films Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and Eastern Promises (2007), and also directed as well as written the film Locke (2013).

Knight is also one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire...

36. Eva Sørhaug

Director | Lønsj

Eva Sørhaug was born on April 13, 1971 in Oslo, Norway. She is a director and producer, known for Cold Lunch (2008), 90 Minutes (2012) and Sunny.

37. Doug Liman

Producer | Edge of Tomorrow

Douglas Eric Liman is a Jewish-American filmmaker and producer who directed Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Chaos Walking, Jumper, Go, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fair Game, Locked Down, Edge of Tomorrow, The Wall and American Made. He executive produced the Bourne sequels except The Bourne Legacy, The ...

38. Mark Tonderai

Director | Spell

Mark Tonderai is known for Spell (2020), Locke & Key (2020) and The Five (2016).

39. Alonso Alvarez

Director | Snowfall

Alonso Alvarez-Barreda was born in México city and raised in the small town of Tampico, on the eastern coast of Mexico. Despite his father's best efforts, he chose to forgo a career as a professional ping-pong player to pursue his passion for filmmaking.

Mentored by Alejandro Monteverde, ...

40. Carl Seaton

Director | One Week

Carl Seaton was born on November 10, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and writer, known for One Week (2000), Snowfall (2017) and Interface.

41. Russell T. Davies

Writer | Doctor Who

Sometimes described as a genius and sometimes as a talentless hack, Russell T. Davies is one of the most prominent - and polarising - British television writers of his generation, who specializes in emotional dramas, frequently with gay and sex-related adult themes. He was born in Swansea, Wales (...

42. Mary Nighy

Actress | Marie Antoinette

Mary Nighy was born on July 17, 1984 in London, England, UK. She is a director and actress, known for Marie Antoinette (2006), Tormented (2009) and Into the Night (2010).

43. Jason Reitman

Producer | Up in the Air

Jason Reitman is a Canadian filmmaker and producer who notably directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Juno, Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Young Adult and Tully. He produced Chloe and Jennifer's Body, two films that advanced Amanda Seyfried's career for adult oriented roles. He is the son of Ivan...

44. James Ward Byrkit

Director | Coherence

James Ward Byrkit is known for Coherence (2013), Rango (2011) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

45. Craig Pearce

Writer | Moulin Rouge!

Craig Pearce is known for Moulin Rouge! (2001), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Romeo + Juliet (1996). He is married to Lucille Aurela. He was previously married to Emma Scott.

46. Roger Deakins

Cinematographer | Blade Runner 2049

Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.

He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.

Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (...

47. Michael Apted

Director | Amazing Grace

Michael Apted was born on February 10, 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Rome (2005). He was married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted. He died on January 7, 2021 in Los Angeles,...

48. Scott Z. Burns

Writer | The Report

Scott Z. Burns is known for The Report (2019), Side Effects (2013) and Contagion (2011).

49. Ben Falcone

Actor | Tammy

Benjamin Scott Falcone is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children and co-starred in What to Expect When You're Expecting, Enough Said, and God's Favorite Idiot. He has also had cameos in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, The ...

50. Fintan Ryan

Writer | In the Flesh

Fintan Ryan is known for In the Flesh (2013), The Aliens (2016) and Party Animals (2007).

51. Leigh Whannell

Actor | Saw

Leigh Whannell grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where, at the age of four, he developed an obsession with telling stories. Whether it be through acting, writing or filmmaking, his primary love was getting a reaction from an audience. In 1995, at the age of 18, he was accepted into the Royal ...

52. Julian Simpson

Director | The Lovecraft Investigations

Julian Simpson was born on March 6, 1972 in London, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for The Lovecraft Investigations (2018), The Criminal (1999) and Doctor Who (2005).

53. James Wan

Writer | Saw

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director of Malaysian Chinese descent. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw (2004) and creating Billy the puppet. Wan has also directed Dead Silence (2007), Death Sentence (2007), Insidious (2010)...

54. Armando Iannucci

Writer | The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci was born on November 28, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for The Death of Stalin (2017), In the Loop (2009) and Veep (2012). He has been married to Rachel Jones since August 25, 1990. They have two children.

55. Mark Waters

Producer | (500) Days of Summer

Mark Waters grew up in South Bend, Indiana, USA. His first film, The House of Yes, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. He is a director and producer, known for Mean Girls (2004), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and He's All That (2021). He has been married to Dina Spybey-Waters since November ...

56. Mike Flanagan

Writer | The Fall of the House of Usher

Mike Flanagan is a prolific writer, director, and editor. He entered into an exclusive overall deal with Amazon Studios in 2023 for television projects (after a similar exclusive deal with Netflix from 2018-2022), and has made feature films for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Netflix and more. ...

57. Wayne Yip

Director | Fallout

Writer/Director Wayne Yip graduated with a degree in Graphic Design at Oxford & Cherwell College in 2004. His career began initially in music videos but naturally progressed to short films. After the multiple award-winning short film 'Diego's Story', he directed Tom Bidwell's Would Like To Meet for...

58. Andrew Stanton

Writer | WALL·E

Andrew Stanton has been a major creative force at Pixar Animation Studios since 1990, when he became the second animator and ninth employee to join the company's elite group of computer animation pioneers. As Vice President, Creative he currently oversees all shorts and feature projects at the ...

59. Paddy Chayefsky

Writer | Marty

Author, producer, and composer who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from CCNY, then a Purple Heart during World War II while serving in the US Army. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborators included George Bassman and Harry Warren. His popular-song compositions include "Marty" and ...

60. Sidney Lumet

Director | 12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental. Although ...

61. Bojan Bazelli

Cinematographer | The Lone Ranger

Cinematographer Bojan Bazelli, ASC is a master image maker who leads the way with his visually groundbreaking work. He's currently filming with director David Lowery on Peter Pan. Previously, Bazelli lensed 6 Underground, Netflix's largest budgeted feature to date, helmed by director Michael Bay ...

62. Stephen Herman

Writer | Black Box

Stephen Herman is known for Black Box (2020), Blank (2022) and The Culling.

63. Benjamin Caron

Director | Sharper

Benjamin Caron was born on July 2, 1976. He is a director and producer, known for Sharper (2023), Andor (2022) and The Crown (2016).

64. Noah Hawley

Writer | Fargo

Award-winning Noah Hawley is one of the most accomplished auteurs and versatile storytellers working in television, film and literature. Hawley balances the art of telling cinematic, unforgettable character-driven stories that linger along after you've been immersed in them.

Over the course of his ...

65. Gary Ross

Writer | The Hunger Games

Gary Ross is an American writer, director and actor born November 3rd, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series The Hitchhiker (1983) in 1986, Ross broke through by penning the Tom Hanks hit Big (1988), his first ...

66. Rupert Wyatt

Director | The Escapist

Writer, Director and Producer Rupert Wyatt was born and raised in the South of England.

He is the founding member of the film collective Picture Farm that along with its prolific Commercial output has produced numerous Documentaries and Feature Films including the multi-award winning DARK DAYS (2001...

67. Jo Willems

Cinematographer | Hard Candy

Jo Willems was born in Belgium. He is known for Hard Candy (2005), His House (2020) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014). He has been married to Karen O'Brien since 2000.