David Cronenberg
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 15, 1943
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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". 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.
Filmography
- David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os TBA
as Himself
The Flesh and the Soul 2026
Actor
Joie de vivre 2026
as Self
Music, Fashion, Film 2026
as Self
Ready or Not: Here I Come 2026
as Chester Danforth
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert 2025
Actor
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld 2025
Actor
Sangre del Toro 2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Shrouds 2025
Director, Writer
Humane 2024
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Room 999 2023
as Self
Leo 2023
Original Film Writer
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection 2023
Writer, Director
The Death of David Cronenberg 2023
as David Cronenberg, Director, Writer
Crimes of the Future 2022
Director, Writer
Falling 2020
as Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill 2020
as Walter
Rabid 2019
Original Film Writer
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now 2019
as Self
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece 2019
as Self
L’inquiétante absence 2019
as Self
The Dead Don't Die 2019
Thanks
The Drema 2019
Thanks
Ape Sodom 2016
as Narrator, Additional Dialogue
Tomorrow's Shadows 2016
as G.O.D. (voice)
- The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners' 2014
Thanks
Maps to the Stars 2014
Director
- Mental Saboteur
Mental Saboteur 2014
Thanks
The Double 2014
Thanks
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk 2014
Thanks
The Nest 2013
as Dr. Molnar (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Tales from the Organ Trade 2013
as Narrator
- Candy
Candy 2013
Thanks
Rewind 2013
as Rourke
Pacific Rim 2013
Thanks
- Citizens of Cosmopolis
Citizens of Cosmopolis 2012
as Self, Thanks
Cosmopolis 2012
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Special Day 2012
as Self
A Dangerous Method 2011
Director
Down to Sleep 2011
Thanks
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! 2011
as Self
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter 2011
Thanks
Cronenberg: The Early Years 2011
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics 2010
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010
as Self
Barney's Version 2010
as O'Malley Director #2
- Crank Up
Crank Up 2010
Thanks
Tub 2010
Thanks
The Plan 2008
Executive Producer
- On Screen!: Shivers
On Screen!: Shivers 2008
as himself
To Each His Own Cinema 2007
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ..."), Director
Eastern Promises 2007
Director
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World 2007
as The Last Jew, Director, Writer
- Karim
Karim 2007
Thanks
Shortbus 2006
Thanks
- The Politics of the Dead Zone
The Politics of the Dead Zone 2006
as Self
Skinwalkers 2006
Thanks
Too Commercial for Cannes 2006
as Self
Acts of Violence 2006
as Self
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly 2005
Thanks
A History of Violence 2005
Director
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter 2005
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh 2004
as Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche 2004
as Duncan (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments 2003
as Self
Spider 2002
Director, Producer
Masters of Horror 2002
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Jason X 2001
as Dr. Wimmer
The Judge 2001
as Det. Stobel
Resolving Power 2001
Thanks
Imagining 'Total Recall' 2001
Thanks
Preludes 2000
Director
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
Camera 2000
Writer, Director
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier 2000
as Self
- David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh 1999
Actor
Resurrection 1999
as Father Rousell
eXistenZ 1999
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Last Night 1998
as Duncan
I'm Losing You 1998
Executive Producer
The Grace of God 1998
as Psychiatrist
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme 1997
as Himself
Extreme Measures 1996
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids 1996
as Postal Supervisor
Crash 1996
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
Moonshine Highway 1996
as Clem Clayton
To Die For 1995
as Man at Lake
Blood & Donuts 1995
as Crime Boss
Scanner Cop II 1995
Characters
Boozecan 1994
as Stan Coleburn
Trial by Jury 1994
as Director
Scanner Cop 1994
Characters
Henry & Verlin 1994
as Doc Fisher
M. Butterfly 1993
Director
Naked Making Lunch 1992
as Self
Scanners III: The Takeover 1992
Characters
Blue 1992
Actor
Naked Lunch 1991
Director, Writer
Highway 61 1991
Thanks
Scanners II: The New Order 1991
Characters
Nightbreed 1990
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard 1990
as Self
Dead Ringers 1988
as Obstetrician (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
The Making of Dead Ringers 1988
as Self - Writer/Director
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg 1987
as Self
The Fly 1986
as Gynecologist, Director, Screenplay
Into the Night 1985
as Group Supervisor
Crimes of the Future 1984
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
The Dead Zone 1983
Director
Videodrome 1983
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited), Director, Writer
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome 1982
as Interviewee
Take One: Fear on Film 1982
as Self
Escape from New York 1981
Thanks
Scanners 1981
Director, Writer
The Brood 1979
Writer, Director
Fast Company 1979
Director, Screenplay
Rabid 1977
Writer, Director
Shivers 1975
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited), Director, Writer
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors 1973
Production Manager
- In the Dirt
In the Dirt 1972
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs 1972
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Lakeshore
Lakeshore 1972
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Winter Garden 1972
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- Fort York
Fort York 1972
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Don Valley
Don Valley 1972
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Tourrettes
Tourrettes 1971
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo 1971
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor 1971
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic) 1969
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Palace of Pleasure 1967
Actor
From the Drain 1967
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
Buffalo Airport Visions 1967
Actor
Transfer 1966
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Sound, Producer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.