Daniel Kwan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1988-02-10 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Westborough, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel Kwan

Biography

Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenpla...

Production

2010

Fast

as Special Effects

2010

Fast

as Cinematography

2014

Possibilia

as Writer

2014

Interesting Ball

as Director

2009

2014

2011

Puppets

as Producer

2012

Pockets

as Director

2010

Happy Holidays

as Director

2009

Swingers

as Director

2011

Dogboarding

as Writer

2011

Puppets

as Director

2010

2009

Swingers

as Writer

2009

2011

Puppets

as Writer

2012

Pockets

as Writer

2011

Dogboarding

as Director

2013

Broomshakalaka

as Executive Producer

2013

Broomshakalaka

as Director

2016

Swiss Army Man

as Director

2016

2014

2014

Possibilia

as Director

2015

The Pound Hole

as Director

2009

Balance

as Director

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