David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg CC OOnt (born March 15, 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
Credits
- 2024 · Humane as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
- 2020 · Falling as Dr. Klausner
- 2020 · Disappearance at Clifton Hill as Walter
- 2017 · Alias Grace as Reverend Verrenger
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Dr. Kovich
- 2016 · Ape Sodom as Narrator
- 2016 · Slasher as Spencer
- 2015 · Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
- 2013 · Rewind as Rourke
- 2012 · Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- 2010 · Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · William S. Burroughs: A Man Within as Self
- 2010 · Barney's Version as O'Malley Director #2
- 2010 · Happy Town as Dr. Leichman
- 2007 · To Each His Own Cinema as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
- 2005 · Le Cercle as
- 2004 · Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh as Self
- 2004 · Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Duncan (archive footage)
- 2001 · Jason X as Dr. Wimmer
- 2001 · Alias as Dr. Brezzel
- 2001 · The Judge as Det. Stobel
- 2000 · The American Nightmare as Self
- 1999 · Resurrection as Father Rousell
- 1998 · Last Night as Duncan
- 1998 · SexTV as Self
- 1998 · SexTV as
- 1996 · The Newsroom as Himself
- 1996 · Extreme Measures as Hospital Lawyer
- 1996 · The Stupids as Postal Supervisor
- 1996 · Crash as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
- 1996 · Moonshine Highway as Clem Clayton
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1995 · To Die For as Man at Lake
- 1995 · Blood & Donuts as Crime Boss
- 1994 · Trial by Jury as Director
- 1990 · Nightbreed as Dr. Philip K. Decker
- 1989 · Prisoners of Gravity as Self
- 1988 · Dead Ringers as Obstetrician (uncredited)
- 1986 · The Fly as Gynecologist
- 1985 · Into the Night as Group Supervisor
- 1983 · Videodrome as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
- 1975 · Shivers as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
- Future · Ready or Not: Here I Come as
- 2023 · Room 999 as Self
- 2021 · The Death of David Cronenberg as David Cronenberg
- 2019 · Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece as Self
- 2019 · A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now as Self
- 2019 · L’ inquiétante absence as Self
- 2016 · Tomorrow's Shadows as G.O.D. (voice)
- 2013 · Tales from the Organ Trade as Narrator
- 2013 · The Nest as Dr. Molnar (voice)
- 2012 · A Special Day as Self
- 2011 · Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2008 · On Screen!: Shivers as himself
- 2007 · At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World as The Last Jew
- 2006 · Too Commercial for Cannes as Self
- 2002 · Masters of Horror as Self
- 2001 · The Judge as Det. Stobel
- Future · David Cronenberg, en chair et en os as Himself
- 2011 · David Cronenberg: The Early Years as Self
- 2006 · The Politics of the Dead Zone as Self
- 2006 · Acts of Violence as Self
- 2005 · The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter as Self
- 2002 · By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" as Self(archive footage)
- 2000 · Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier as Self
- 1999 · David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh as
- 1998 · The Grace of God as Psychiatrist
- 1997 · David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme as Himself
- 1994 · Boozecan as Stan Coleburn
- 1994 · Henry & Verlin as Doc Fisher
- 1992 · Naked Making Lunch as Self
- 1992 · Blue as
- 1990 · Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard as Self
- 1988 · The Making of Dead Ringers as Self - Writer/Director
- 1986 · Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg as Self
- 1982 · The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome as Interviewee
- 1982 · Take One: Fear on Film as Self
- 1967 · Buffalo Airport Visions as
- 1967 · Palace of Pleasure as