David F. Sandberg

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-01-21 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Jönköping, Sweden

David F. Sandberg

Biography

David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019) and Until Dawn (2025). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films. He co-founded the production company Mångata.

Acting

2023

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

as Pedestrian Attacked by Harpy / Mister Mind (uncredited)

2023

2006

All Quiet Now...

as Boy (voice)

2015

Attic Panic

as Ghost

2014

2016

2019

Shazam!

as Mr. Mind / Travis / Gangster Crocodile-Men (uncredited)

2019

The Truth About Test Screenings

as Himself / Narrator

2006

2020

Good Enough: Making Shadowed

as Narrator / Himself

2020

Shadowed

as Shadow

2012

The Drawing Box

as David / David's Brother

2013

Sit Down Danny

as Danny / Simon (voice)

2019

Who is Shazam?

as self / director

2025

Until Dawn

as Missing Person (voice)

Production

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Below

as Director

-

Below

as Producer

2013

Lights Out

as Director

2006

All Quiet Now...

as Director

2006

2006

All Quiet Now...

as Producer

2006

2006

2013

Cam Closer

as Director

2016

Lights Out

as Director

2014

See You Soon

as Director

2015

Attic Panic

as Director

2015

Attic Panic

as Writer

2015

Attic Panic

as Producer

2015

Attic Panic

as Cinematography

2015

Attic Panic

as Music

2015

Attic Panic

as Editor

2014

Coffer

as Director

2014

Coffer

as Writer

2014

Coffer

as Cinematography

2014

Coffer

as Editor

2014

Not So Fast

as Director

2014

Not So Fast

as Writer

2014

Not So Fast

as Editor

2014

Not So Fast

as Cinematography

2014

Pictured

as Director

2014

Pictured

as Writer

2014

Pictured

as Producer

2014

Pictured

as Cinematography

2025

Until Dawn

as Director

2025

Until Dawn

as Producer

2016

Closet Space

as Director

2017

2013

Cam Closer

as Writer

2019

Shazam!

as Director

2013

Lights Out

as Writer

2023

Cam Closer II

as Producer

2023

Cam Closer II

as Director

2023

2023

2023

Making Cam Closer II

as Cinematography

2023

Cam Closer II

as Writer

2006

For the Children

as Director

2006

For the Children

as Screenplay

2006

For the Children

as Animation

2012

Ladyboy

as Director

2014

See You Soon

as Writer

2020

Shadowed

as Cinematography

2020

Shadowed

as Director

2020

Shadowed

as Editor

2020

2020

2020

Shadowed

as Writer

2020

Not Alone in Here

as Cinematography

2020

2020

Not Alone in Here

as Sound Designer

2020

Shadowed

as Sound Designer

-

The Culling

as Director

-

The Culling

as Producer

2012

The Drawing Box

as Director

2012

2012

The Drawing Box

as Producer

2016

Closet Space

as Writer

2014

Coffer

as Producer

2013

Sit Down Danny

as Director

2013

Sit Down Danny

as Producer

2013

2014

See You Soon

as Producer

2016

Closet Space

as Producer

2020

Shadowed

as Producer

2020

2013

Lights Out

as Producer

2013

Lights Out

as Original Music Composer

2013

Lights Out

as Director of Photography

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