David Cronenberg
Directing
Born: Mar 15, 1943
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humane | D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator | 2024 | 5.449 |
| Room 999 | Self | 2023 | 5.6 |
| The Death of David Cronenberg | David Cronenberg | 2021 | 6.1 |
| Falling | Dr. Klausner | 2020 | 6.443 |
| Tomorrow's Shadows | G.O.D. (voice) | 2016 | — |
| Tales from the Organ Trade | Narrator | 2013 | 6.4 |
| Rewind | Rourke | 2013 | 5.533 |
| Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self | 2012 | 6.1 |
| William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Self | 2010 | 6.5 |
| Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self (archive footage) | 2010 | 7.031 |
| The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter | Self | 2005 | 9.0 |
| Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Self | 2004 | 6.727 |
| Jason X | Dr. Wimmer | 2001 | 4.853 |
| The Judge | Det. Stobel | 2001 | 5.286 |
| The American Nightmare | Self | 2000 | 6.829 |
| Resurrection | Father Rousell | 1999 | 6.137 |
| David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh | 1999 | 7.8 | |
| Last Night | Duncan | 1998 | 6.653 |
| The Grace of God | Psychiatrist | 1998 | 3.333 |
| David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme | Himself | 1997 | 5.0 |
| Crash | Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited) | 1996 | 6.5 |
| To Die For | Man at Lake | 1995 | 6.596 |
| Blood & Donuts | Crime Boss | 1995 | 5.363 |
| Henry & Verlin | Doc Fisher | 1994 | 6.0 |
| Naked Making Lunch | Self | 1992 | 7.333 |
| Nightbreed | Dr. Philip K. Decker | 1990 | 6.375 |
| Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg | Self | 1987 | 7.4 |
| The Fly | Gynecologist | 1986 | 7.431 |
| Into the Night | Group Supervisor | 1985 | 6.545 |
| Shivers | Infected Crowd Member (uncredited) | 1975 | 6.378 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1943 |
| From | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |