David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Cronenberg

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], 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 accl...

Acting

1995

To Die For

as Man at Lake

2021

1999

Resurrection

as Father Rousell

1990

Nightbreed

as Dr. Philip K. Decker

1985

Into the Night

as Group Supervisor

2001

Jason X

as Dr. Wimmer

1986

The Fly

as Gynecologist

1998

Last Night

as Duncan

2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Blood & Donuts

as Crime Boss

2016

Tomorrow's Shadows

as G.O.D. (voice)

2001

The Judge

as Det. Stobel

1998

The Grace of God

as Psychiatrist

1975

Shivers

as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)

1996

Crash

as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)

1994

Henry & Verlin

as Doc Fisher

2023

Room 999

as Self

2013

Rewind

as Rourke

2020

Falling

as Dr. Klausner

2024

Humane

as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator

1992

1996

Extreme Measures

as Hospital Lawyer

1983

Videodrome

as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)

1996

The Stupids

as Postal Supervisor

2016

Ape Sodom

as Narrator

2013

The Nest

as Dr. Molnar (voice)

1994

Boozecan

as Stan Coleburn

2012

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")

1988

Dead Ringers

as Obstetrician (uncredited)

1988

The Making of Dead Ringers

as Self - Writer/Director

2010

Barney's Version

as O'Malley Director #2

2008

1994

Trial by Jury

as Director

2006

1996

Moonshine Highway

as Clem Clayton

2025

The Shrouds

as Corpse (uncredited)

Production

2005

1993

M. Butterfly

as Director

1983

Videodrome

as Director

1983

Videodrome

as Writer

1991

Naked Lunch

as Director

1996

Crash

as Director

1996

Crash

as Producer

1999

eXistenZ

as Director

1999

eXistenZ

as Screenplay

1999

eXistenZ

as Producer

2007

Eastern Promises

as Director

1983

The Dead Zone

as Director

1971

Tourrettes

as Director

1971

1972

Winter Garden

as Director

2019

Rabid

as Original Film Writer

1972

1972

Lakeshore

as Director

1972

In the Dirt

as Director

1972

Fort York

as Director

1972

Don Valley

as Director

1986

The Fly

as Director

1986

The Fly

as Screenplay

1981

Scanners

as Director

1981

Scanners

as Writer

1988

Dead Ringers

as Director

2022

1970

1970

1975

Shivers

as Director

1975

Shivers

as Writer

2002

Spider

as Director

2002

Spider

as Producer

2007

1979

The Brood

as Director

1979

The Brood

as Writer

1977

Rabid

as Director

1977

Rabid

as Writer

1979

Fast Company

as Director

2011

2012

Cosmopolis

as Director

2012

Cosmopolis

as Screenplay

1976

2012

Cosmopolis

as Producer

1971

Tourrettes

as Writer

1971

1972

Winter Garden

as Writer

1972

1972

Lakeshore

as Writer

1972

In the Dirt

as Writer

1972

Fort York

as Writer

1972

Don Valley

as Writer

1994

Scanner Cop

as Characters

1995

Scanner Cop II

as Characters

1966

Transfer

as Director of Photography

1967

From the Drain

as Director of Photography

1969

1970

Crimes of the Future

as Director of Photography

1971

Letter from Michelangelo

as Director of Photography

1971

Jim Ritchie Sculptor

as Director of Photography

1972

Winter Garden

as Editor

1972

Winter Garden

as Director of Photography

1972

1972

Scarborough Bluffs

as Director of Photography

1972

Lakeshore

as Editor

1972

Lakeshore

as Director of Photography

1972

In the Dirt

as Editor

1972

In the Dirt

as Director of Photography

1972

Fort York

as Editor

1972

Fort York

as Director of Photography

1972

Don Valley

as Editor

1972

Don Valley

as Director of Photography

1971

Tourrettes

as Editor

1971

Tourrettes

as Director of Photography

1998

I'm Losing You

as Executive Producer

2008

The Plan

as Executive Producer

1991

Highway 61

as Thanks

2001

2006

Shortbus

as Thanks

2006

Skinwalkers

as Thanks

2007

Karim

as Thanks

2010

Tub

as Thanks

2010

Crank Up

as Thanks

2011

Down to Sleep

as Thanks

2013

Pacific Rim

as Thanks

2013

Candy

as Thanks

2019

2019

The Drema

as Thanks

2014

2000

Camera

as Director

2000

Camera

as Writer

1967

From the Drain

as Director

2025

The Shrouds

as Director

2014

1966

Transfer

as Director

2000

Preludes

as Director

2013

The Nest

as Director

1991

Naked Lunch

as Writer

1988

Dead Ringers

as Writer

1988

Dead Ringers

as Producer

1996

Crash

as Writer

2025

The Shrouds

as Writer

1979

Fast Company

as Screenplay

2014

The Double

as Thanks

1966

Transfer

as Writer

2016

Ape Sodom

as Additional Dialogue

1976

The Lie Chair

as Director

2013

The Nest

as Writer

1976

1967

1967

1966

Transfer

as Editor

1966

Transfer

as Sound

1966

Transfer

as Producer

2023

Leo

as Original Film Writer

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