Directing · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born March 15, 1943
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.
MovieMusic, Fashion, Film
2026
as Self
MovieReady or Not: Here I Come
2026
as Chester Danforth
MovieCronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
MovieThe Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
MovieSangre del Toro
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHumane
2024
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
MovieRoom 999
2023
as Self
TVFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Death of David Cronenberg
2021
as David Cronenberg
TVSlasher: Flesh & Blood
2021
as Spencer Galloway
MovieFalling
2020
as Dr. Klausner
MovieDisappearance at Clifton Hill
2020
as Walter
MoviePass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019
as Self
MovieA Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
2019
as Self
MovieL’inquiétante absence
2019
as Self
TVAlias Grace
2017
as Reverend Verrenger
TVStar Trek: Discovery
2017
as Dr. Kovich
MovieApe Sodom
2016
as Narrator
MovieTomorrow's Shadows
2016
as G.O.D. (voice)
TVSlasher
2016
as Spencer
TVPig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
MovieTales from the Organ Trade
2013
as Narrator
MovieThe Nest
2013
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
MovieRewind
2013
as Rourke
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
as Self
MovieA Special Day
2012
as Self
MovieProduce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
MovieCronenberg: The Early Years
2011
as Self
MovieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self
MovieBarney's Version
2010
as O'Malley Director #2
TVHappy Town
2010
as Dr. Leichman
On Screen!: Shivers
2008
as himself
MovieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
MovieAt the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
2007
as The Last Jew
The Politics of the Dead Zone
2006
as Self
MovieToo Commercial for Cannes
2006
as Self
MovieActs of Violence
2006
as Self
TVLe Cercle
2005
MovieThe Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005
as Self
MovieVideodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004
as Self
MovieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Duncan (archive footage)
Movie100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
MovieMasters of Horror
2002
as Self
MovieBy Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJason X
2001
as Dr. Wimmer
TVAlias
2001
as Dr. Brezzel
MovieThe Judge
2001
as Det. Stobel
TVThe Judge
2001
as Det. Stobel
MovieThe American Nightmare
2000
as Self
MovieFrame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
as Self
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
MovieResurrection
1999
as Father Rousell
MovieLast Night
1998
as Duncan
SexTV
1998
as Self
MovieThe Grace of God
1998
as Psychiatrist
MovieDavid Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997
as Himself
TVThe Newsroom
1996
as Himself
MovieExtreme Measures
1996
as Hospital Lawyer
MovieThe Stupids
1996
as Postal Supervisor
MovieCrash
1996
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
MovieMoonshine Highway
1996
as Clem Clayton
TVKulturzeit
1995
as self
MovieTo Die For
1995
as Man at Lake
MovieBlood & Donuts
1995
as Crime Boss
MovieBoozecan
1994
as Stan Coleburn
MovieTrial by Jury
1994
as Director
MovieHenry & Verlin
1994
as Doc Fisher
MovieNaked Making Lunch
1992
as Self
MovieBlue
1992
MovieNightbreed
1990
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
MovieMoving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
1990
as Self
TVPrisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
MovieDead Ringers
1988
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
MovieThe Making of Dead Ringers
1988
as Self - Writer/Director
MovieLong Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987
as Self
MovieThe Fly
1986
as Gynecologist
MovieInto the Night
1985
as Group Supervisor
MovieVideodrome
1983
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
MovieThe Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982
as Interviewee
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieTake One: Fear on Film
1982
as Self
TVCérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
MovieShivers
1975
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
MoviePalace of Pleasure
1967
MovieBuffalo Airport Visions
1967
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself
