David Cronenberg
Born
March 15, 1943 (82 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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The Shrouds
Corpse
2025
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
2024
Room 999
Self
2023
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2023
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
2021
Falling
Dr. Klausner
2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
2020
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
2019
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
2019
L’ inquiétante absence
Self
2019
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger · (6 episodes)
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich · (10 episodes)
2017
Ape Sodom
Narrator
2016
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
2016
Slasher
Spencer · (8 episodes)
2016
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice) · (1 episode)
2015
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
2013
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
2013
Rewind
Rourke
2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
2012
A Special Day
Self
2012
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
2010
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
2010
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman · (1 episode)
2010
On Screen!: Shivers
himself
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
2007
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
The Last Jew
2007
The Politics of the Dead Zone
Self
2006
Too Commercial for Cannes
Self
2006
Acts of Violence
Self
2006
Le Cercle
(1 episode)
2005
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Self
2005
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
2003
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Self(archive footage)
2002
Jason X
Dr. Wimmer
2001
Alias
Dr. Brezzel · (2 episodes)
2001
The Judge
Det. Stobel
2001
The Judge
Det. Stobel · (1 episode)
2001
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
2000
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
Resurrection
Father Rousell
1999
Last Night
Duncan
1998
SexTV
Self · (1 episode)
1998
SexTV
(1 episode)
1998
The Grace of God
Psychiatrist
1998
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
1997
The Newsroom
Himself · (1 episode)
1996
Extreme Measures
Hospital Lawyer
1996
The Stupids
Postal Supervisor
1996
Crash
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
1996
Moonshine Highway
Clem Clayton
1996
Kulturzeit
self · (1 episode)
1995
To Die For
Man at Lake
1995
Blood & Donuts
Crime Boss
1995
Boozecan
Stan Coleburn
1994
Trial by Jury
Director
1994
Henry & Verlin
Doc Fisher
1994
Naked Making Lunch
Self
1992
Blue
1992
Nightbreed
Dr. Philip K. Decker
1990
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Self
1990
Prisoners of Gravity
Self · (4 episodes)
1989
Dead Ringers
Obstetrician (uncredited)
1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
Self - Writer/Director
1988
The Fly
Gynecologist
1986
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
1986
Into the Night
Group Supervisor
1985
Videodrome
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
1982
Shivers
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
1975
Palace of Pleasure
1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
Himself
