David Cronenberg

Biography

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

Star Trek: Discovery

Ready or Not: Here I Come

Late Night with David Letterman

Kulturzeit

Slasher

The Fly

Alias

Crash

All Movies (70)

• Ready or Not: Here I Come2026 · as Chester Danforth
• Cronenberg, à corps ouvert2025
• The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld2025
• Sangre del Toro2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Humane2024 · as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
• Room 9992023 · as Self
• The Death of David Cronenberg2021 · as David Cronenberg
• Falling2020 · as Dr. Klausner
• Disappearance at Clifton Hill2020 · as Walter
• Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece2019 · as Self
• A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now2019 · as Self
• L’inquiétante absence2019 · as Self
• Ape Sodom2016 · as Narrator
• Tomorrow's Shadows2016 · as G.O.D. (voice)
• Tales from the Organ Trade2013 · as Narrator
• The Nest2013 · as Dr. Molnar (voice)
• Rewind2013 · as Rourke
• Citizens of Cosmopolis2012 · as Self
• A Special Day2012 · as Self
• Produce Your Own Damn Movie!2011 · as Self
• Cronenberg: The Early Years2011 · as Self
• Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010 · as Self
• Barney's Version2010 · as O'Malley Director #2
• On Screen!: Shivers2008 · as himself
• To Each His Own Cinema2007 · as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
• At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World2007 · as The Last Jew
• The Politics of the Dead Zone2006 · as Self
• Too Commercial for Cannes2006 · as Self
• Acts of Violence2006 · as Self
• The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter2005 · as Self
• Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh2004 · as Self
• Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche2004 · as Duncan (archive footage)
• 100 Greatest Sexy Moments2003 · as Self
• Masters of Horror2002 · as Self
• By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jason X2001 · as Dr. Wimmer
• The Judge2001 · as Det. Stobel
• The American Nightmare2000 · as Self
• Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier2000 · as Self
• David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh1999
• Resurrection1999 · as Father Rousell
• Last Night1998 · as Duncan
• The Grace of God1998 · as Psychiatrist
• David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme1997 · as Himself
• Extreme Measures1996 · as Hospital Lawyer
• The Stupids1996 · as Postal Supervisor
• Crash1996 · as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
• Moonshine Highway1996 · as Clem Clayton
• To Die For1995 · as Man at Lake
• Blood & Donuts1995 · as Crime Boss
• Boozecan1994 · as Stan Coleburn
• Trial by Jury1994 · as Director
• Henry & Verlin1994 · as Doc Fisher
• Naked Making Lunch1992 · as Self
• Blue1992
• Nightbreed1990 · as Dr. Philip K. Decker
• Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard1990 · as Self
• Dead Ringers1988 · as Obstetrician (uncredited)
• The Making of Dead Ringers1988 · as Self - Writer/Director
• Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg1987 · as Self
• The Fly1986 · as Gynecologist
• Into the Night1985 · as Group Supervisor
• Videodrome1983 · as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
• The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome1982 · as Interviewee
• Take One: Fear on Film1982 · as Self
• Shivers1975 · as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
• Palace of Pleasure1967
• Buffalo Airport Visions1967
• David Cronenberg, en chair et en os— · as Himself

All TV Shows (17)

• Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma2023 · as Self - Guest
• Slasher: Flesh & Blood2021 · as Spencer Galloway
• Alias Grace2017 · as Reverend Verrenger
• Star Trek: Discovery2017 · as Dr. Kovich
• Slasher2016 · as Spencer
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket2015 · as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
• Happy Town2010 · as Dr. Leichman
• Le Cercle2005
• Alias2001 · as Dr. Brezzel
• The Judge2001 · as Det. Stobel
• SexTV1998 · as Self
• SexTV1998
• The Newsroom1996 · as Himself
• Kulturzeit1995 · as self
• Prisoners of Gravity1989 · as Self
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
• Cérémonie des César1976 · as Self - Presenter