David Cronenberg
Known for: Directing
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
Series
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich
2017
Film
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Chester Danforth
2026
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Film
The Fly
Gynecologist
1986
Series
Slasher
Spencer
2016
Series
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter
1976
Series
Kulturzeit
self
1995
Film
Crash
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
1996
Series
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
2015
Film
Jason X
Dr. Wimmer
2001
Series
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
1989
Series
Alias
Dr. Brezzel
2001
SexTV
Self
1998
SexTV
1998
Series
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger
2017
Film
Videodrome
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
1983
Film
To Die For
Man at Lake
1995
Film
Nightbreed
Dr. Philip K. Decker
1990
Series
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
Spencer Galloway
2021
Series
Le Cercle
2005
Film
Dead Ringers
Obstetrician (uncredited)
1988
Film
Into the Night
Group Supervisor
1985
Film
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
2024
Film
Extreme Measures
Hospital Lawyer
1996
Film
Rewind
Rourke
2013
Film
Shivers
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
1975
Series
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman
2010
Series
The Newsroom
Himself
1996
Film
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
2020
Film
Music, Fashion, Film
Self
2026
Film
A Special Day
Self
2012
Film
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
2010
Film
Falling
Dr. Klausner
2020
Film
Resurrection
Father Rousell
1999
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
2007
Film
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Stupids
Postal Supervisor
1996
Film
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
2003
Film
Last Night
Duncan
1998
Film
Trial by Jury
Director
1994
Series
The Judge
Det. Stobel
2001
Film
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
2010
Film
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
Film
The Judge
Det. Stobel
2001
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
2012
Film
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
Film
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
2021
Film
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Film
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
1987
Film
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
2013
Film
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
2013
Film
Naked Making Lunch
Self
1992
Film
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011
Film
Room 999
Self
2023
Film
The Making of Dead Ringers
Self - Writer/Director
1988
Film
Boozecan
Stan Coleburn
1994
Film
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
2004
Film
Sangre del Toro
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Moonshine Highway
Clem Clayton
1996
Film
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
1982
Film
Ape Sodom
Narrator
2016
Film
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Self
1990
Film
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
1982
Film
Blood & Donuts
Crime Boss
1995
Film
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
2004
Film
Too Commercial for Cannes
Self
2006
The Politics of the Dead Zone
Self
2006
Film
Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
2011
Film
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
The Last Jew
2007
Film
Palace of Pleasure
1967
Film
Henry & Verlin
Doc Fisher
1994
Film
Blue
1992
Film
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
1997
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
Himself
Film
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Self
2005
On Screen!: Shivers
himself
2008
Film
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
2016
Film
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
Film
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Grace of God
Psychiatrist
1998
Film
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
2000
Film
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967
Film
L’inquiétante absence
Self
2019
Film
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
2019
Film
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
2019
Film
Acts of Violence
Self
2006