David Cronenberg
Born March 15, 1943 (Age: 83)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films.
Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity".
From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026
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as Chester Danforth
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Age: 83
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
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as
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Age: 82
Falling
2020
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as Dr. Klausner
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Age: 77
Tomorrow's Shadows
2016
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as G.O.D. (voice)
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Age: 73
No Image
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
2011
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as Self
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Age: 67
Barney's Version
2010
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as O'Malley Director #2
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Age: 67
No Image
The Politics of the Dead Zone
2006
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as Self
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Age: 63
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
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as Self
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Age: 63
Acts of Violence
2006
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as Self
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Age: 62
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005
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as Self
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Age: 61
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004
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as Self
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Age: 61
No Image
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
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as Duncan (archive footage)
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Age: 60
Masters of Horror
2002
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as Self
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Age: 59
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
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as Self(archive footage)
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Age: 59
Jason X
2001
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as Dr. Wimmer
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Age: 58
The American Nightmare
2000
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as Self
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Age: 57
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
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as Self
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Age: 57
Last Night
1998
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as Duncan
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Age: 55
The Grace of God
1998
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as Psychiatrist
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Age: 55
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997
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as Himself
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Age: 53
Extreme Measures
1996
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as Hospital Lawyer
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Age: 53
The Stupids
1996
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as Postal Supervisor
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Age: 53
Crash
1996
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as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Moonshine Highway
1996
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as Clem Clayton
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Age: 53
To Die For
1995
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as Man at Lake
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Age: 52
Naked Making Lunch
1992
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as Self
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Age: 49
Blue
1992
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as
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Age: 48
Nightbreed
1990
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as Dr. Philip K. Decker
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Age: 46
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
1990
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as Self
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Age: 46
Dead Ringers
1988
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as Obstetrician (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Making of Dead Ringers
1988
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as Self - Writer/Director
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Age: 44
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987
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as Self
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Age: 43
The Fly
1986
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as Gynecologist
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Age: 43
Into the Night
1985
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as Group Supervisor
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Age: 41
Videodrome
1983
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as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
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Age: 39
Shivers
1975
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as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
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Age: 32