David Cronenberg
102 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Mar 15, 1943 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- David Paul Cronenberg
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".
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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.
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Known for
David Cronenberg: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- 2026 Ready or Not: Here I Come
as Chester Danforth
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024 Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
- 2023 The Death of David Cronenberg
as David Cronenberg
- 2021
- 2020 Falling
as Dr. Klausner
- 2020 Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016 Ape Sodom
as Narrator
- 2016 Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice)
- 2016
- 2015
- 2013 Tales from the Organ Trade
as Narrator
- 2013 The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
- 2013 Rewind
as Rourke
- 2010 Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2
- 2010
- 2007 To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
- 2007
- 2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Duncan (archive footage)
- 2001 Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer
- 2001
- 2001 The Judge
as Det. Stobel
- 2001
- 1999
- 1999 Resurrection
as Father Rousell
- 1998 Last Night
as Duncan
- 1998 The Grace of God
as Psychiatrist
- 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 To Die For
as Man at Lake
- 1995 Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss
- 1994 Boozecan
as Stan Coleburn
- 1994 Trial by Jury
as Director
- 1994 Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher
- 1992
- 1990 Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
- 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)
- 1982 The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
- 1975 Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1967
Behind the camera (77)
- 2025 The Shrouds
Director, Writer
- 2023 Leo
Original Film Writer
- 2023
- 2023 The Death of David Cronenberg
Director, Writer
- 2022 Crimes of the Future
Director, Writer
- 2019 Rabid
Original Film Writer
- 2019 The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
- 2019 The Drema
Thanks
- 2016 Ape Sodom
Additional Dialogue
- 2014
- 2014 Maps to the Stars
Director
- 2014 Mental Saboteur
Thanks
- 2014 The Double
Thanks
- 2014
- 2013 Candy
Thanks
- 2013 The Nest
Director, Writer, Producer
- 2013 Pacific Rim
Thanks
- 2012 Citizens of Cosmopolis
Thanks
- 2012 Cosmopolis
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2011 A Dangerous Method
Director
- 2011 Down to Sleep
Thanks
- 2011
- 2010 Crank Up
Thanks
- 2010 Tub
Thanks
- 2008 The Plan
Executive Producer
- 2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Director
- 2007 Eastern Promises
Director
- 2007
- 2007 Karim
Thanks
- 2006 Shortbus
Thanks
- 2006 Skinwalkers
Thanks
- 2005
- 2005 A History of Violence
Director
- 2002 Spider
Director, Producer
- 2001 Imagining 'Total Recall'
Thanks
- 2001 Resolving Power
Thanks
- 2000 Preludes
Director
- 2000 Camera
Writer, Director
- 1999 eXistenZ
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1998 I'm Losing You
Executive Producer
- 1996 Crash
Producer, Director, Writer
- 1995 Scanner Cop II
Characters
- 1994 Scanner Cop
Characters
- 1993 M. Butterfly
Director
- 1992 Scanners III: The Takeover
Characters
- 1991 Naked Lunch
Director, Writer
- 1991 Highway 61
Thanks
- 1991 Scanners II: The New Order
Characters
- 1990
- 1988 Dead Ringers
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1987
- 1986 The Fly
Director, Screenplay
- 1983 The Dead Zone
Director
- 1983 Videodrome
Director, Writer
- 1981 Escape from New York
Thanks
- 1981 Scanners
Director, Writer
- 1979 The Brood
Writer, Director
- 1979 Fast Company
Director, Screenplay
- 1977 Rabid
Writer, Director
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975 Shivers
Director, Writer
- 1973 Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Production Manager
- 1972 Winter Garden
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1972 Lakeshore
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1972 Scarborough Bluffs
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1972 In the Dirt
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1972 Don Valley
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1972 Fort York
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1971 Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1971 Letter from Michelangelo
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1971 Tourrettes
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1971
- 1970 Crimes of the Future
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1969 Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1967 From the Drain
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
- 1966 Transfer
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Sound, Producer, Editor
Talk shows and appearances (38)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 Le Cercle
1 episode
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000
- 2000
- 1998 SexTV
2 episodes
- 1997
- 1996 The Newsroom
1 episode
- 1992
- 1990
- 1989 Prisoners of Gravity
4 episodes
- 1988
- 1987
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1982
- 1978 The South Bank Show
1 episode
- 1976 Cérémonie des César
1 episode