Action film directors

The list Action film directors includes Sylvester Stallone, Quentin Tarantino, Taika Waititi, Edgar Wright and Steven Spielberg. The list consists of 162 members and 1 sublist.

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American action film directors
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Sylvester Stallone

American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)

Overview: Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.

Date of birth: 6 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Flavin (Married)

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American Ashkenazi Jews 221T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Writers from Manhattan 434T
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Quentin Tarantino

American filmmaker (born 1963)

Overview: Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, dark humor, aestheticization of violence ...

Date of birth: 27 March 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Daniella Pick (Married)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award winners 37T

20th-century American screenwriters 1,746T
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Taika Waititi

New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1975)

Overview: Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Rita Ora (Married)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Indigenous filmmakers in New Zealand 6T

Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners 58T
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Edgar Wright

English film and television director

Overview: Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter and producer, known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilization of expressive ...

Date of birth: 18 April 1974

Age: 51

Nationality: British

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century English male writers 486T

21st-century British screenwriters 112T

English male screenwriters 563T
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Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Overview: Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Kate Capshaw (Married)

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American science fiction film directors 83T

American action film directors 78T

Actors from Camden County, New Jersey 17T
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Sam Mendes

British stage and film director (born 1965)

Overview: Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: English

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Alison Balsom (Married)

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Jewish theatre directors 22T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 95T

James Bond film directors 19T
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Michael Bay

American filmmaker (born 1965)

Overview: Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cine ...

Date of birth: 17 February 1965

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Michael Bay 2T

Film directors from Los Angeles, California 326T

Crossroads School alumni 67T
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Len Wiseman

American film director

Overview: Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work on the Underworld series, Live Free or Die Hard, and the 2012 film Total Recall ...

Date of birth: 4 March 1973

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: C.J. Franco (Engaged)

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Screenwriters from California 1,055T

American male screenwriters 3,908T

Film producers from California 661T
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Peter Berg

American actor and director

Overview: Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), the action comedy The Rundown (2003) ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1964

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century American Jews 3,006T

American male television writers 2,053T

Superhero film directors 65T
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James Gunn

American filmmaker (born 1966)

Overview: James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s. He then began working as a director ...

Date of birth: 5 August 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Holland (Married)

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Marvel Studios people 27T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Comedy film directors 236T
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McG

Film director

Overview: Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968), known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer.

Date of birth: 9 August 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film/TV Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American portrait photographers 255T

Film producers from Michigan 44T

Record producers from Michigan 111T
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James Wan

Australian filmmaker

Overview: James Wan (born 26 February 1977; Chinese: 溫子仁, pinyin: Wēn Zǐrén) is a Malaysian-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. He rose to prominence as co-creator of the ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1977

Age: 48

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Ingrid Bisu (Married)

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Superhero film directors 65T

People educated at Lake Tuggeranong College 1T

Malaysian comics writers 1T
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John Stockwell

American actor and director

Overview: John Stockwell Samuels IV (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, writer and former model.

Date of birth: 25 March 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Partner: Helene Henderson Stockwell (Married)

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Screenwriters from Texas 184T

American male screenwriters 4,380T

Teen idols 290T
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Paul W.S. Anderson

Filmmaker

Overview: Paul William Scott Anderson (born 4 March 1965) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations.

Date of birth: 4 March 1965

Age: 60

Nationality: British

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Milla Jovovich (Married)

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Canadian independent film production company founders 2T

Paul W. S. Anderson 2T

English male screenwriters 563T
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Aaron Norris

American film producer, director and actor

Overview: Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951, in Gardena, California) is an American stunt performer (Good Guys Wear Black, Ant-Man, I Love You Phillip Morris), director (Braddock: Missing in Action III, Platoon ...

Date of birth: 23 November 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Rebecca Norris (Married)

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United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War 1,117T

American male karateka 239T

20th-century American male actors 8,963T
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Lana Wachowski

American filmmakers

Overview: Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965 and formerly known as Larry Wachowski) and Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967 and formerly known as Andy Wachowski) are American film and television directors, ...

Date of birth: 21 June 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

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20th-century American screenwriters 1,746T

American women television writers 652T

21st-century American screenwriters 625T
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F. Gary Gray

American film director

Overview: Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American film director, film producer, music video director, and actor.

Date of birth: 17 July 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

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African-American television producers 92T

African-American film directors 274T

African-American film producers 128T
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Robert Rodriguez

American film director and producer

Overview: Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Moody College of Communication alumni 124T

Robert Rodriguez 4T

Film producers from Texas 79T
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Kathryn Bigelow

American, Film Director

Overview: Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American filmmaker. Bigelow has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Female

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American science fiction film directors 90T

American action film directors 83T

Directors of Best Picture Academy Award winners 86T
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Jon Favreau

American filmmaker and actor (born 1966)

Overview: Jonathan Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Date of birth: 19 October 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Joya Tillem (Married)

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Superhero film directors 65T

Film producers from New York (state) 581T

Screenwriters from New York (state) 1,175T