David Cronenberg
Directing
Born: March 15, 1943 (age 83) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Pacific Rim
2013
The Fly
1986
A History of Violence
2005
Eastern Promises
2007
Escape from New York
1981
The Dead Don't Die
2019
Videodrome
1983
A Dangerous Method
2011
eXistenZ
1999
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
The Dead Zone
1983
Jason X
2001
Photos (8)
Movies (40)
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Chester Danforth
The Fly
Gynecologist
Crash
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Videodrome
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
Jason X
Dr. Wimmer
Into the Night
Group Supervisor
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Dead Ringers
Obstetrician (uncredited)
To Die For
Man at Lake
Nightbreed
Dr. Philip K. Decker
Extreme Measures
Hospital Lawyer
Resurrection
Father Rousell
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
Shivers
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Falling
Dr. Klausner
To Each His Own Cinema
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
The Stupids
Postal Supervisor
Trial by Jury
Director
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Last Night
Duncan
The Judge
Det. Stobel
Ape Sodom
Narrator
Moonshine Highway
Clem Clayton
Rewind
Rourke
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
Blood & Donuts
Crime Boss
Henry & Verlin
Doc Fisher
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
Boozecan
Stan Coleburn
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
The Last Jew
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967
The Grace of God
Psychiatrist
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
Blue
1992
Palace of Pleasure
1967
TV Shows (10)
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich · 10 eps
Slasher
Spencer
Konbini Vidéo Club
1 eps
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice) · 1 eps
Alias
Dr. Brezzel · 2 eps
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger · 6 eps
Le Cercle
1 eps
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman · 1 eps
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
Spencer Galloway · 8 eps
The Judge
Det. Stobel · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Prisoners of Gravity
Self · 4 eps
The Newsroom
Himself · 1 eps
A Special Day
Self
Music, Fashion, Film
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
Self
Room 999
Self
Sangre del Toro
Self (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
Masters of Horror
Self
Naked Making Lunch
Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Too Commercial for Cannes
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Self
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
The Making of Dead Ringers
Self - Writer/Director
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
Acts of Violence
Self
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Self
L’inquiétante absence
Self
Directing (34)
The Fly
Director
Friday the 13th: The Series
Director
Crash
Director
A History of Violence
Director
Eastern Promises
Director
The Dead Zone
Director
Videodrome
Director
Crimes of the Future
Director
A Dangerous Method
Director
eXistenZ
Director
The Shrouds
Director
Maps to the Stars
Director
Scanners
Director
Dead Ringers
Director
Naked Lunch
Director
Cosmopolis
Director
Rabid
Director
Spider
Director
The Brood
Director
M. Butterfly
Director
Shivers
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
Crimes of the Future
Director
Fast Company
Director
The Nest
Director
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Director
Camera
Director
The Death of David Cronenberg
Director
Preludes
Director
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Director
From the Drain
Director
Winter Garden
Director
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Director
Transfer
Director
Writing (29)
The Fly
Screenplay
Crash
Writer
Videodrome
Writer
Crimes of the Future
Writer
eXistenZ
Screenplay
The Shrouds
Writer
Scanners
Writer
Dead Ringers
Writer
Naked Lunch
Writer
Cosmopolis
Screenplay
Rabid
Writer
The Brood
Writer
Leo
Original Film Writer
Shivers
Writer
Scanners III: The Takeover
Characters
Scanners II: The New Order
Characters
Crimes of the Future
Writer
Rabid
Original Film Writer
Fast Company
Screenplay
Scanner Cop
Characters
Scanner Cop II
Characters
The Nest
Writer
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Writer
Camera
Writer
The Death of David Cronenberg
Writer
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Writer
From the Drain
Writer
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Writer
Transfer
Writer
Producing (12)
Crash
Producer
eXistenZ
Producer
Dead Ringers
Producer
Cosmopolis
Producer
Spider
Producer
Crimes of the Future
Producer
The Plan
Executive Producer
I'm Losing You
Executive Producer
The Nest
Producer
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Producer
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Production Manager
Transfer
Producer
Other Crew (27)
Pacific Rim
Thanks
Escape from New York
Thanks
Shortbus
Thanks
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
The Double
Thanks
Skinwalkers
Thanks
Crimes of the Future
Editor
Crimes of the Future
Director of Photography
Resolving Power
Thanks
Tub
Thanks
The Drema
Thanks
Ape Sodom
Additional Dialogue
Down to Sleep
Thanks
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Director of Photography
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Editor
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Thanks
Highway 61
Thanks
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter
Thanks
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
From the Drain
Director of Photography
From the Drain
Editor
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Thanks
Winter Garden
Editor
Winter Garden
Director of Photography
Transfer
Director of Photography
Transfer
Editor
Transfer
Sound