Daniel Kwan

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1988-02-10 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Westborough, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel Kwan

Biography

Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

  • Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

    Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

  • Interesting Ball

    Interesting Ball

  • Tides of the Heart

    Tides of the Heart

  • Puppets

    Puppets

  • My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating

    My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating

  • Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work

    Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work

  • Swingers

    Swingers

  • Balance

    Balance