David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Cronenberg

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.

Known For

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • Slasher

    Slasher

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • Nightbreed

    Nightbreed

  • The Fly

    The Fly

  • Alias Grace

    Alias Grace

  • Room 999

    Room 999

  • Last Night

    Last Night

  • Blue

    Blue

  • The Stupids

    The Stupids

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

  • Crash

    Crash

  • Rewind

    Rewind

  • Dead Ringers

    Dead Ringers

  • Humane

    Humane

  • Sangre del Toro

    Sangre del Toro

  • Ape Sodom

    Ape Sodom

  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket

    Pig Goat Banana Cricket

  • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

  • Falling

    Falling

  • Citizens of Cosmopolis

    Citizens of Cosmopolis

  • Videodrome

    Videodrome

  • Jason X

    Jason X

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Naked Making Lunch

    Naked Making Lunch

  • Le Cercle

    Le Cercle

  • To Die For

    To Die For

  • Henry & Verlin

    Henry & Verlin

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • Barney's Version

    Barney's Version

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Shivers

    Shivers

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • Disappearance at Clifton Hill

    Disappearance at Clifton Hill

  • Trial by Jury

    Trial by Jury

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Slasher: Flesh & Blood

    Slasher: Flesh & Blood

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

  • The Nest

    The Nest

  • Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • A Special Day

    A Special Day

  • Boozecan

    Boozecan

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

    The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

  • Moonshine Highway

    Moonshine Highway

  • Blood & Donuts

    Blood & Donuts

  • The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

    The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

  • Acts of Violence

    Acts of Violence

  • William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

  • Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

    Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

  • Tomorrow's Shadows

    Tomorrow's Shadows

  • Buffalo Airport Visions

    Buffalo Airport Visions

  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

    By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

  • The Making of Dead Ringers

    The Making of Dead Ringers

  • Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

    Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

  • Tales from the Organ Trade

    Tales from the Organ Trade

  • Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

    Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

  • Palace of Pleasure

    Palace of Pleasure

  • The Politics of the Dead Zone

    The Politics of the Dead Zone

  • Too Commercial for Cannes

    Too Commercial for Cannes

  • Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

    Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

  • On Screen!: Shivers

    On Screen!: Shivers

  • David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

    David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

  • L’inquiétante absence

    L’inquiétante absence

  • The Death of David Cronenberg

    The Death of David Cronenberg

  • Take One: Fear on Film

    Take One: Fear on Film

  • A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

    A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

  • David Cronenberg: The Early Years

    David Cronenberg: The Early Years

  • Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

    Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

  • David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

    David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

  • The Grace of God

    The Grace of God

  • The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

    The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

  • David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

    David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh