David Fincher

Directing · Born 1962-08-28 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Side by Side as Self
• Hitchcock/Truffaut as Self
• Being John Malkovich as Christopher Bing (uncredited)
• Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger as Self
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
• Full Frontal as Film Director
• The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
• Exploring 'The Tree of Life' as Self

TV

• The Oscars as Self
• This Is the Zodiac Speaking as Self (archive footage)
• Dirt as Self
• Cérémonie des César as Self - Recipient