David Cronenberg
Directing
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 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
Directing46
movieThe Shrouds
2025
Director
movieFour Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
2023
Director
movieCrimes of the Future
2022
Director
movieMaps to the Stars
2014
Director
movieThe Nest
2013
Director
movieCosmopolis
2012
Director
movieA Dangerous Method
2011
Director
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
movieEastern Promises
2007
Director
movieA History of Violence
2005
Director
movieSpider
2002
Director
moviePreludes
2000
Director
movieCamera
2000
Director
movieeXistenZ
1999
Director
movieCrash
1996
Director
movieM. Butterfly
1993
Director
movieNaked Lunch
1991
Director
movieDead Ringers
1988
Director
movieThe Fly
1986
Director
movieThe Dead Zone
1983
Director
movieVideodrome
1983
Director
movieScanners
1981
Director
movieThe Brood
1979
Director
movieFast Company
1979
Director
movieRabid
1977
Director
Teleplay
1976
Director
Peep Show
1975
Director
movieShivers
1975
Director
movieWinter Garden
1972
Director
Lakeshore
1972
Director
In the Dirt
1972
Director
Don Valley
1972
Director
Fort York
1972
Director
Tourrettes
1971
Director
Programme X
1971
Director
movieCrimes of the Future
1970
Director
movieFrom the Drain
1967
Director
movieTransfer
1966
Director
Acting87
movieReady or Not: Here I Come
2026
Chester Danforth
movieSangre del Toro
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieHumane
2024
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Self - Guest
movieThe Death of David Cronenberg
2021
David Cronenberg
tvSlasher: Flesh & Blood
2021
Spencer Galloway
movieFalling
2020
Dr. Klausner
tvAlias Grace
2017
Reverend Verrenger
tvStar Trek: Discovery
2017
Dr. Kovich
movieApe Sodom
2016
Narrator
movieTomorrow's Shadows
2016
G.O.D. (voice)
tvSlasher
2016
Spencer
tvPig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
movieThe Nest
2013
Dr. Molnar (voice)
movieRewind
2013
Rourke
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieBarney's Version
2010
O'Malley Director #2
tvHappy Town
2010
Dr. Leichman
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
movieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
Duncan (archive footage)
movieBy Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieJason X
2001
Dr. Wimmer
tvAlias
2001
Dr. Brezzel
movieThe Judge
2001
Det. Stobel
tvThe Judge
2001
Det. Stobel
movieResurrection
1999
Father Rousell
movieLast Night
1998
Duncan
SexTV
1998
Self
movieThe Grace of God
1998
Psychiatrist
tvThe Newsroom
1996
Himself
movieExtreme Measures
1996
Hospital Lawyer
movieThe Stupids
1996
Postal Supervisor
movieCrash
1996
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
movieMoonshine Highway
1996
Clem Clayton
tvKulturzeit
1995
self
movieTo Die For
1995
Man at Lake
movieBlood & Donuts
1995
Crime Boss
movieBoozecan
1994
Stan Coleburn
movieTrial by Jury
1994
Director
movieHenry & Verlin
1994
Doc Fisher
movieNightbreed
1990
Dr. Philip K. Decker
movieDead Ringers
1988
Obstetrician (uncredited)
movieThe Making of Dead Ringers
1988
Self - Writer/Director
movieThe Fly
1986
Gynecologist
movieInto the Night
1985
Group Supervisor
movieVideodrome
1983
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Guest
tvCérémonie des César
1976
Self - Presenter
movieShivers
1975
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Writing38
movieThe Shrouds
2025
Writer
movieLeo
2023
Original Film Writer
movieFour Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
2023
Writer
movieRabid
2019
Original Film Writer
movieThe Nest
2013
Writer
movieCosmopolis
2012
Screenplay
movieCamera
2000
Writer
movieeXistenZ
1999
Screenplay
movieCrash
1996
Writer
movieScanner Cop II
1995
Characters
movieScanner Cop
1994
Characters
movieScanners III: The Takeover
1992
Characters
movieNaked Lunch
1991
Writer
movieScanners II: The New Order
1991
Characters
movieDead Ringers
1988
Writer
movieThe Fly
1986
Screenplay
movieVideodrome
1983
Writer
movieScanners
1981
Writer
movieThe Brood
1979
Writer
movieFast Company
1979
Screenplay
movieRabid
1977
Writer
Teleplay
1976
Writer
movieShivers
1975
Writer
movieFrom the Drain
1967
Writer
movieTransfer
1966
Writer
Crew22
movieThe Drema
2019
Thanks
movieApe Sodom
2016
Additional Dialogue
movieThe Double
2014
Thanks
Candy
2013
Thanks
moviePacific Rim
2013
Thanks
movieDown to Sleep
2011
Thanks
movieTub
2010
Thanks
Karim
2007
Thanks
movieShortbus
2006
Thanks
movieSkinwalkers
2006
Thanks
movieResolving Power
2001
Thanks
movieHighway 61
1991
Thanks
Camera13
Lakeshore
1972
Director of Photography
movieWinter Garden
1972
Director of Photography
Scarborough Bluffs
1972
Director of Photography
In the Dirt
1972
Director of Photography
Don Valley
1972
Director of Photography
Fort York
1972
Director of Photography
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971
Director of Photography
Tourrettes
1971
Director of Photography
Letter from Michelangelo
1971
Director of Photography
movieCrimes of the Future
1970
Director of Photography
movieStereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
1969
Director of Photography
movieFrom the Drain
1967
Director of Photography
movieTransfer
1966
Director of Photography
Editing13
Production12
movieCosmopolis
2012
Producer
movieThe Plan
2008
Executive Producer
movieSpider
2002
Producer
movieeXistenZ
1999
Producer
movieI'm Losing You
1998
Executive Producer
movieCrash
1996
Producer
movieDead Ringers
1988
Producer
movieAcross This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
1973
Production Manager
movieCrimes of the Future
1970
Producer
movieTransfer
1966
Producer
Sound1
movieTransfer
1966
Sound