David Cronenberg
Known For
Directing
Born
1943-03-15 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Star Trek: Discovery
as Dr. Kovich
Slasher
as Spencer
Kulturzeit
as self
The Fly
as Gynecologist
SexTV
as Self
SexTV
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
Alias Grace
as Reverend Verrenger
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
Alias
as Dr. Brezzel
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
as Mr. Danforth
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer
Last Night
as Duncan
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer
The Newsroom
as Himself
Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
