Paul Thomas Anderson

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-06-26 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Studio City, California, USA

Paul Thomas Anderson

Biography

Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Los Angeles, Anderson developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. An alumnus of the Sundance Institute, Anderson is famous for making often epic psychological drama films which often take place in San Fernando Valley and deal with characters seeking after redemption, forgiveness or loss; they also use wide framing as well as realistic or gritty cinematography. Anderson made his feature film debut with Hard Eight (1996). He found critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), set in the Golden Age of Porn, and recei...

Acting

2002

Minority Report

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1999

Magnolia

as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

2014

Altman

as Self

2022

"Sr."

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Junun

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

Production

1999

Magnolia

as Director

1999

Magnolia

as Producer

1997

Boogie Nights

as Director

1997

Boogie Nights

as Producer

2002

Punch-Drunk Love

as Producer

1996

Hard Eight

as Screenplay

1996

Hard Eight

as Director

2002

Punch-Drunk Love

as Director

2007

2007

2021

Licorice Pizza

as Director of Photography

1997

Boogie Nights

as Writer

2003

Couch

as Director

2012

The Master

as Writer

2012

The Master

as Director

1992

1993

1993

1988

2014

Inherent Vice

as Director

2014

Inherent Vice

as Producer

2021

1999

Magnolia

as Writer

2001

Corky Romano

as Script Editor

1988

The Dirk Diggler Story

as Director of Photography

2014

Inherent Vice

as Writer

1999

2015

Junun

as Director

2018

Waterlily Jaguar

as Executive Producer

2017

Phantom Thread

as Director

2017

2018

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

as Additional Second Assistant Director

2017

Phantom Thread

as Producer

2025

One Battle After Another

as Director of Photography

1998

1998

Flagpole Special

as Director

2019

2012

The Master

as Producer

2023

2003

Couch

as Writer

2017

HAIM / Valentine

as Director

2023

Napoleon

as Script Consultant

2019

Anima

as Director

2019

Anima

as Producer

2015

Junun

as Camera Operator

2002

Ballchewer

as Director

2021

Licorice Pizza

as Director

2021

Licorice Pizza

as Producer

2002

2007

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