David Fincher
Born
August 28, 1962 (62 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
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 starring Jodie Foster.
Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards.
He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
Known For

This Is the Zodiac Speaking
Self (archive footage) · (3 episodes)
2024

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self · (1 episode)
2021

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
Self
2021

Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
2015

Side by Side
Self
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
Self
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
Self
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet
2012
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self
2011

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
Self
2011

Logorama
Pringles Original (voice)
2009

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
2009

Zodiac Deciphered
Self
2008

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self - Interviewee
2005

Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
2004
Murder by Numbers
Self
2004

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003

The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
2002

Full Frontal
Film Director
2002

Being John Malkovich
Christopher Bing (uncredited)
1999
The Making of Se7en
Self (archive footage)
1997

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953