David Cronenberg
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Fly (1986)
as Gynecologist
Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026)
as Chester Danforth
Crash (1996)
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Jason X (2001)
as Dr. Wimmer
Videodrome (1983)
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
To Die For (1995)
as Man at Lake
Extreme Measures (1996)
as Hospital Lawyer
Into the Night (1985)
as Group Supervisor
Humane (2024)
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Dead Ringers (1988)
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Nightbreed (1990)
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
Barney's Version (2010)
as O'Malley Director #2
Falling (2020)
as Dr. Klausner
Resurrection (1999)
as Father Rousell
Shivers (1975)
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
The Stupids (1996)
as Postal Supervisor
Joie de Vivre. Notes, Thoughts, Words, Reflections, Faces, Visions, Around Bernardo Bertolucci and the Cinephilia of the 20th Century That Is No More (—)
as Self
Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)
as Walter
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)
Actor
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Trial by Jury (1994)
as Director
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
as Self
Last Night (1998)
as Duncan
Room 999 (2023)
as Self
Sangre del Toro (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
as Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)
as Self
Music, Fashion, Film (2026)
as Self
The Making of Dead Ringers (1988)
as Self - Writer/Director
The Judge (2001)
as Det. Stobel
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
as Duncan (archive footage)
Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Clem Clayton
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece (2019)
as Self
Citizens of Cosmopolis (2012)
as Self
Too Commercial for Cannes (2006)
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh (2004)
as Self
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg (1987)
as Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
A Special Day (2012)
as Self
Boozecan (1994)
as Stan Coleburn
Cronenberg: The Early Years (2011)
as Self
Ape Sodom (2016)
as Narrator
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh (1999)
Actor
The Nest (2013)
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
Blood & Donuts (1995)
as Crime Boss
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier (2000)
as Self
Rewind (2013)
as Rourke
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
as Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter (2005)
as Self
Take One: Fear on Film (1982)
as Self
The Politics of the Dead Zone (2006)
as Self
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007)
as The Last Jew
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)
as Narrator
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1982)
as Interviewee
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (1997)
as Himself
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os (—)
as Himself
The Grace of God (1998)
as Psychiatrist
Palace of Pleasure (1967)
Actor
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert (2025)
Actor
The Death of David Cronenberg (2023)
as David Cronenberg
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now (2019)
as Self
Blue (1992)
Actor
Henry & Verlin (1994)
as Doc Fisher
Tomorrow's Shadows (2016)
as G.O.D. (voice)
Acts of Violence (2006)
as Self
Buffalo Airport Visions (1967)
Actor
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard (1990)
as Self
L’inquiétante absence (2019)
as Self
On Screen!: Shivers (2008)
as himself