Gus Van Sant
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-07-24 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also known As
Gus Van Sant Jr.
거스 밴 샌트
گاس ون سنت
Gus Van Sant
Biography
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cow...
Acting
2001
as Gus Van Sant
1993
as Self
2010
2013
as Dr. Campbell
2011
as Self
1998
as Self
2024
as Gus Van Sant
2007
as Self
2007
as Self
2000
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
2004
2023
as Self (interview)
2019
as Film Archive Curator
2016
2003
as Self
2019
as Self
2015
as Self
2024
as Himself
2006
2003
as Self
2000
as Self - Director
2005
2012
as Self
1988
as Himself
2018
as Willamette Week Editor
1987
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
1991
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
1998
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
2005
as Phone Voice (voice)
2007
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
2004
as Himself
2008
as Self
1989
as Himself (uncredited)
2018
as Self
2001
as Self
1991
Production
1987
as Director
1987
as Screenplay
1987
as Producer
1987
as Editor
1991
as Director
1991
as Screenplay
1989
as Director
1989
as Screenplay
1997
as Director
2003
as Executive Producer
1995
as Director
2005
as Director
2005
as Screenplay
2005
as Editor
2000
as Director
2002
as Director
2002
as Editor
2007
as Screenplay
2007
as Director
2007
as Editor
2008
as Director
2006
as Director
1998
as Director
1998
as Producer
1995
as Executive Producer
2021
as Producer
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
2007
as Director
1999
as Executive Producer
2011
as Director
2008
as Director
2012
as Director
1982
as Director
1979
as Director
1991
as Director
2006
as Director
2006
as Writer
2016
as Director
2010
as Executive Producer
2010
as Executive Producer
2008
as Director
2004
as Executive Producer
2006
as Director
1987
as Director
1997
as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1991
as Producer
2002
as Director
1979
as Sound
2002
as Writer
2010
as Thanks
2008
as Editor
2018
as Director
2012
as Executive Producer
2011
as Producer
1994
as Editor
1994
as Executive Producer
2018
2013
as Thanks
2010
as Thanks
2000
as Director
2018
as Screenplay
2012
as Executive Producer
2003
as Screenplay
2003
as Editor
1988
as Director
2018
2006
as Executive Producer
1987
as Director
1991
as Director
1996
as Director
1971
as Director
1972
as Director
1973
as Director
1985
as Director
1988
as Director
2008
as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2012
as Director
-
as Director
2015
as Executive Producer
-
as Director
-
as Screenplay
2006
as Writer
1987
as Writer
2000
as Director
2006
as Director
2003
as Director
2018
as Executive Producer
1997
as Director
1997
as Writer
2000
as Executive Producer
2009
as Thanks
-
as Director
-
as Producer
-
as Director
2007
as Director
2020
as Director
2020
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