Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 150
Movies 131
Director 41
self 33
TV Shows 19
Producer 12
Narrator 3
Writer 2
Voice 2

The Shrouds (2025)

Humane (2024)

Leo (2023)

Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection (2023)

Crimes of the Future (2022)

The Death of David Cronenberg (2021)

Falling (2020)

Rabid (2019)

The Drema (2019)

Alias Grace (2017)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

Ape Sodom (2016)

Tomorrow's Shadows (2016)

Slasher (2016)

Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015)

Maps to the Stars (2014)

The Double (2014)

Candy (2013)

The Nest (2013)

Rewind (2013)

Citizens of Cosmopolis (2012)

Cosmopolis (2012)

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

Barney's Version (2010)

Happy Town (2010)

Crank Up (2010)

Tub (2010)

The Plan (2008)

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

Eastern Promises (2007)

At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007)

Karim (2007)

Shortbus (2006)

Skinwalkers (2006)

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

Spider (2002)

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" (2002)

Jason X (2001)

Alias (2001)

The Judge (2001)

The Judge (2001)

Preludes (2000)

Camera (2000)

Resurrection (1999)

eXistenZ (1999)

Last Night (1998)

SexTV (1998)

I'm Losing You (1998)

The Grace of God (1998)

The Newsroom (1996)

Extreme Measures (1996)

The Stupids (1996)

Crash (1996)

Moonshine Highway (1996)

To Die For (1995)

Blood & Donuts (1995)

Scanner Cop II (1995)

Boozecan (1994)

Trial by Jury (1994)

Scanner Cop (1994)

Henry & Verlin (1994)

M. Butterfly (1993)

Naked Lunch (1991)

Highway 61 (1991)

Nike Air 180 (1991)

Scales of Justice (1990)

Nightbreed (1990)

Dead Ringers (1988)

The Making of Dead Ringers (1988)

The Fly (1986)

Into the Night (1985)

The Dead Zone (1983)

Videodrome (1983)

Scanners (1981)

The Brood (1979)

Fast Company (1979)

Rabid (1977)

The Italian Machine (1976)

Teleplay (1976)

The Lie Chair (1976)

Peep Show (1975)

Shivers (1975)

Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors (1973)

In the Dirt (1972)

Winter Garden (1972)

Scarborough Bluffs (1972)

Lakeshore (1972)

Fort York (1972)

Don Valley (1972)

Tourrettes (1971)

Letter from Michelangelo (1971)

Jim Ritchie Sculptor (1971)

Programme X (1971)

Crimes of the Future (1970)

Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic) (1969)

From the Drain (1967)

Transfer (1966)

Scanners
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1943-03-15 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
Religionatheism
Height175-centimeter
RelationshipsMargaret Hindson (1972 - 1979)
ChildrenCaitlin Cronenberg, Brandon Cronenberg, Cassandra Cronenberg
FatherMilton Cronenberg
MotherEsther Cronenberg
SiblingsDenise Cronenberg
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsDavid Paul Cronenberg, Дэвид Кроненберг, 데이비드 크로넌버그, 데이빗 크로넌버그, Дэ́вид Пол Кро́ненберг, Дэ́вид Кро́ненберг, "Baron of Blood", "the King of Venereal Horror" , 大卫·柯南伯格, دیوید کراننبرگ
AwardsOrder of Ontario, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Jury Prize, Time Machine Award, Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award, Sitges Film Festival Best Director award, Officer of the Order of Canada, Companion of the Order of Canada, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Special Prize of the Angoulême festival jury, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, The George Pal Memorial Award, Canadian Screen Awards for Best Motion Picture, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture, Canada's Walk of Fame, Carrosse d'or
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