David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · This Is the Zodiac Speaking as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank as Self
- 2015 · Hitchcock/Truffaut as Self
- 2012 · Side by Side as Self
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger as Self
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy as
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production as
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood as
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet as
- 2011 · Exploring 'The Tree of Life' as Self
- 2011 · How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? as Self
- 2009 · Logorama as Pringles Original (Voice)
- 2009 · The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button as Self
- 2008 · Zodiac Deciphered as Self
- 2005 · The Work of Director Mark Romanek as Self - Interviewee
- 2004 · Shooting 'Panic Room' as Self
- 2004 · Murder by Numbers as Self
- 2003 · Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Full Frontal as Film Director
- 1999 · Being John Malkovich as Christopher Bing (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self