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
2017
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The South Bank Show
1978
The Fly
1986
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026
Slasher
2016
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
0Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
Alias
2001
Cérémonie des César
1976
Alias Grace
2017
Filmography
Star Trek: Discovery
as Dr. Kovich · 2017
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1982
The South Bank Show
· 1978
The Fly
as Gynecologist · 1986
Ready or Not: Here I Come
as Chester Danforth · 2026
Slasher
as Spencer · 2016
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self · 1989
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest · 2023
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice) · 2015
Alias
as Dr. Brezzel · 2001
Cérémonie des César
as Self - Presenter · 1976
Alias Grace
as Reverend Verrenger · 2017
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited) · 1996
Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer · 2001
Le Cercle
· 2005
Happy Town
as Dr. Leichman · 2010
Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited) · 1983
To Die For
as Man at Lake · 1995
The Newsroom
as Himself · 1996
SexTV
as Self · 1998
SexTV
· 1998
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer · 1996
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker · 1990
Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited) · 1988
Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator · 2024
Into the Night
as Group Supervisor · 1985
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
as Spencer Galloway · 2021
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2 · 2010
To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...") · 2007
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter · 2020
Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited) · 1975
Falling
as Dr. Klausner · 2020
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage) · 2010
Joie de Vivre
as Self · 2026
Trial by Jury
as Director · 1994
The Stupids
as Postal Supervisor · 1996
Resurrection
as Father Rousell · 1999
The American Nightmare
as Self · 2000
The Judge
as Det. Stobel · 2001
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
· 2025
Last Night
as Duncan · 1998
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self · 2003
Sangre del Toro
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Room 999
as Self · 2023
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Duncan (archive footage) · 2004
The Judge
as Det. Stobel · 2001
Music, Fashion, Film
as Self · 2026
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self · 2010
Moonshine Highway
as Clem Clayton · 1996
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as Self · 2019
A Special Day
as Self · 2012
The Making of Dead Ringers
as Self - Writer/Director · 1988
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self · 2011
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self · 2006
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self · 1987
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self · 2004
The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice) · 2013
Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss · 1995
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
Cronenberg: The Early Years
as Self · 2011
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self · 2012
Masters of Horror
as Self · 2002
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
· 1999
Naked Making Lunch
as Self · 1992
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
· 2025
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as Self · 2005
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as Self · 2000
The Politics of the Dead Zone
as Self · 2006
Take One: Fear on Film
as Self · 1982
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
as The Last Jew · 2007
Rewind
as Rourke · 2013
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee · 1982
Boozecan
as Stan Coleburn · 1994
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself
The Death of David Cronenberg
as David Cronenberg · 2023
The Grace of God
as Psychiatrist · 1998
Ape Sodom
as Narrator · 2016
Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher · 1994
Palace of Pleasure
· 1967
Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice) · 2016
Tales from the Organ Trade
as Narrator · 2013
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as Self · 2019
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as Himself · 1997
Blue
· 1992
Buffalo Airport Visions
· 1967
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as Self · 1990
Acts of Violence
as Self · 2006
On Screen!: Shivers
as himself · 2008
L’inquiétante absence
as Self · 2019