Brett Leonard

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-05-14 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Brett Leonard

Biography

Brett Leonard (born May 14, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and music video director specialising in the science fiction and horror genres. A few of his films, such as The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Virtuosity (1995), feature groundbreaking computer animation and visual effects. Leonard's work with the IMAX 3D process set him apart from most directors, having gained early experience with this cutting-edge presentation medium directing T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous in IMAX 3D. The film became the first number-one hit 3D movie to gross over $100 million worldwide (on IMAX screens alone). He created a sensation when he took his Swa...

Acting

2005

Man-Thing

as Val Mayerick

1989

The Dead Pit

as Bearded Mental Patient (uncredited)

Production

1992

1992

The Lawnmower Man

as Screenplay

2021

Triumph

as Director

1995

Virtuosity

as Director

1995

Hideaway

as Director

1989

The Dead Pit

as Director

1989

The Dead Pit

as Writer

2007

2005

Feed

as Director

2005

Man-Thing

as Director

2014

1989

The Dead Pit

as Editor

2002

Texas

as Producer

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