Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-01-21 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Jönköping, Sweden
Also known As
Дэвид Ф. Сандберг
David Fredrik Sandberg
David Sandberg
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.
2023
as Pedestrian Attacked by Harpy / Mister Mind (uncredited)
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as Himself
2006
as Boy (voice)
2020
2015
as Ghost
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as Man
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as Mr. Mind / Travis / Gangster Crocodile-Men (uncredited)
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as Himself
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as Himself / Narrator
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as (voice)
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as Narrator / Himself
2020
as Shadow
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as Man
2020
as Himself
2012
as David / David's Brother
2013
as Danny / Simon (voice)
2016
as Himself
2019
as self / director
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as Missing Person (voice)
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as Director
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as Producer
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as Director
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as Music
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as Cinematography
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as Cinematography
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as Animation
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as Cinematography
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as Editor
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as Sound Designer
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as Sound Designer
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as Director
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as Producer
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as Director
2012
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as Writer
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as Writer
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as Producer
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as Director
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as Producer
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as Writer
2014
as Producer
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as Producer
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as Producer
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as Producer
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as Producer
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as Original Music Composer
2013
as Director of Photography
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