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Famous Film Directors

587 film directors with bios, photos and facts

Updated on October 16, 2026

At Fametown, we have 587 film directors with their own celebrity profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Paddy Considine, Antonio Banderas and Steve Buscemi. Their average height is 1.79 m. The youngest on the list is Finn Wolfhard, at 23 years old.

587on the list
2.08 mthe tallestEvan Goldberg
62 yearsaverage age
Leomost common sign62 people

Most Popular

#1Paddy Considine, British actorPaddy Considine53 years old · 1.80 mHouse of the Dragon#2Antonio Banderas, Spanish actorAntonio Banderas66 years old · 1.74 mEl Zorro#3Steve Buscemi, American actorSteve Buscemi68 years old · 1.75 mBoardwalk Empire#4Kevin Willmott, American directorKevin Willmott67 years oldBlacKkKlansman#5Ben Affleck, American actorBen Affleck54 years old · 1.93 mGood Will Hunting#6Taylor Sheridan, American actorTaylor Sheridan56 years old · 1.74 mYellowstone#7Khalid Butt, Pakistani actorKhalid ButtBoota from Toba Tek Singh#8Clint Eastwood, American actorClint Eastwood96 years old · 1.81 mThe Man with No Name#9Mel Gibson, American actorMel Gibson70 years old · 1.75 mBraveheart#10Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actorDolph Lundgren68 years old · 1.96 mIvan Drago#11Stuart Campbell, Australian directorStuart Campbell27 years old · 1.85 mNawlz#12Kevin Costner, American actorKevin Costner71 years old · 1.85 mDances with Wolves#13Denzel Washington, American actorDenzel Washington71 years old · 1.85 mTraining Day#14Bobby Kolli, Indian film directorBobby Kolli43 years oldWaltair Veerayya#15C. Prem Kumar, Indian film directorC. Prem Kumar96#16David Lynch, American directorDavid Lynch† 78 years old · 1.80 mTwin Peaks#17Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actorJackie Chan72 years old · 1.74 mRush Hour#18Sylvester Stallone, American actorSylvester Stallone80 years old · 1.77 mRocky#19Russell Crowe, New Zealand actorRussell Crowe62 years old · 1.79 mGladiator#20Guy Ritchie, British directorGuy Ritchie58 years old · 1.80 mLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels#21Robert De Niro, American actorRobert De Niro83 years old · 1.71 mThe Godfather Part II#22Aymar del Amo, Spanish directorAymar del AmoOnce Upon Our Time#23Darren Kent, British actorDarren Kent† 36 years oldGame of Thrones#24Tom Hanks, American actorTom Hanks70 years old · 1.83 mForrest Gump#25Tommy Lee Jones, American actorTommy Lee Jones80 years old · 1.83 mThe Fugitive#26Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actorJoseph Gordon-Levitt45 years old · 1.76 mInception#27Mari Selvaraj, Indian film directorMari Selvaraj42 years old · 1.63 mPariyerum Perumal#28Jarred Harper, American actorJarred Harper1.80 mThe Double Life of My Billionaire Husband#29Madonne Ashwin, Indian film directorMadonne AshwinMandela#30Tinto Brass, Italian directorTinto Brass93 years old · 1.80 mCaligula#31Lokesh Kanagaraj, Indian film directorLokesh Kanagaraj40 years oldLokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU)#32Vin Diesel, American actorVin Diesel59 years old · 1.80 mDominic Toretto#33Zach Braff, American actorZach Braff51 years old · 1.82 mScrubs#34Burt Reynolds, American actorBurt Reynolds† 82 years old · 1.80 mSmokey and the Bandit#35Donald Glover, American actorDonald Glover43 years old · 1.75 mAtlanta#36Kenneth Branagh, British actorKenneth Branagh65 years old · 1.77 mBelfast#37Bradley Cooper, American actorBradley Cooper51 years old · 1.85 mA Star Is Born#38Eli Roth, American actorEli Roth54 years old · 1.83 mHostel#39Tony Goldwyn, American actorTony Goldwyn66 years old · 1.85 mGhost#40Tim Matheson, American actorTim Matheson78 years old · 1.88 mNational Lampoon's Animal House#41Robert Redford, American actorRobert Redford90 years old · 1.79 mSundance Film Festival#42Alan Alda, American actorAlan Alda90 years old · 1.88 mHawkeye Pierce#43Danny Huston, British actorDanny Huston64 years old · 1.88 mX-Men Origins: Wolverine#44Clark Gregg, American actorClark Gregg64 years old · 1.75 mPhil Coulson#45Thomas Jane, American actorThomas Jane57 years old · 1.78 mThe Punisher#46Eric Stoltz, American actorEric Stoltz65 years old · 1.84 mPrimer Marty McFly en «Back to the Future»#47Denis Villeneuve, French film directorDenis Villeneuve59 years old · 1.82 mDune#48Justin Theroux, American actorJustin Theroux55 years old · 1.75 mThe Leftovers#49Tim Robbins, American actorTim Robbins68 years old · 1.96 mThe Shawshank Redemption#50Chiwetel Ejiofor, British actorChiwetel Ejiofor49 years old · 1.79 m12 Years a Slave#51Peter Jackson, New Zealand directorPeter Jackson64 years old · 1.87 mThe Lord of the Rings (film trilogy)#52Seth MacFarlane, American actorSeth MacFarlane52 years old · 1.78 mFamily Guy#53Steven Spielberg, American directorSteven Spielberg79 years old · 1.71 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#54Matthew Modine, American actorMatthew Modine67 years old · 1.91 mFull Metal Jacket#55Dann Florek, American actorDann Florek76 years old · 1.83 mLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit#56Sam Raimi, American directorSam Raimi66 years old · 1.75 mSpider-Man (trilogía)#57Campbell Scott, American actorCampbell Scott65 years old · 1.82 mBig Night#58Timothy Hutton, American actorTimothy Hutton66 years old · 1.83 mAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor#59Peter Franzén, Finnish actorPeter Franzén55 years old · 1.75 m#60Edward Burns, American actorEdward Burns58 years old · 1.85 mThe Brothers McMullen#61Billy Bob Thornton, American actorBilly Bob Thornton71 years old · 1.78 mSling Blade#62Sammo Hung, Chinese actorSammo Hung74 years old · 1.70 mThe Three Dragons#63Stanley Tucci, American actorStanley Tucci65 years old · 1.73 mThe Devil Wears Prada#64Ice Cube, American actorIce Cube57 years old · 1.73 mN.W.A.#65Daniel Stern, American actorDaniel Stern69 years old · 1.93 mMarv Merchants#66Chris Columbus, American directorChris Columbus68 years old · 1.74 mHome Alone#67Bill Paxton, American actorBill Paxton† 61 years old · 1.82 mPrivate Hudson#68Terry Kinney, American actorTerry Kinney72 years old · 1.83 mOz#69Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#70Ralph Fiennes, British actorRalph Fiennes63 years old · 1.80 mLord Voldemort#71Charlie Chaplin, British actorCharlie Chaplin† 88 years old · 1.63 mThe Tramp#72Diego Luna, Mexican actorDiego Luna46 years old · 1.75 mCassian Andor#73Sean Penn, American actorSean Penn66 years old · 1.73 mMystic River#74Bruce Davison, American actorBruce Davison80 years old · 1.85 mLongtime Companion#75Lars von Trier, Danish directorLars von Trier70 years old · 1.70 mDancer in the Dark#76Andy García, Cuban actorAndy García70 years old · 1.78 mEl Padrino III#77Bruce Campbell, American actorBruce Campbell68 years old · 1.84 mAsh Williams#78Chris Rock, American actorChris Rock61 years old · 1.78 mOscars Slap Incident#79Pandiarajan, Indian actorPandiarajan67 years oldAan Paavam#80Frank Whaley, American actorFrank Whaley63 years old · 1.71 mPulp Fiction#81Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese voice actorKenjiro Tsuda55 years old · 1.70 mSeto Kaiba#82Paul Dano, American actorPaul Dano42 years old · 1.85 mThere Will Be Blood#83Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#84David Fincher, American directorDavid Fincher64 years old · 1.84 mFight Club#85Tim Daly, American actorTim Daly70 years oldWings#86Bill Hader, American actorBill Hader48 years old · 1.85 mBarry#87Martin Scorsese, American directorMartin Scorsese83 years old · 1.60 mTaxi Driver#88Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#89Taika Waititi, New Zealand actorTaika Waititi51 years old · 1.84 mJojo Rabbit#90George Clooney, American actorGeorge Clooney65 years old · 1.80 mER#91Gil Bellows, Canadian actorGil Bellows59 years oldThe Shawshank Redemption#92Paul Wesley, American actorPaul Wesley44 years old · 1.80 mStefan Salvatore#93Robert Duvall, American actorRobert Duvall95 years old · 1.76 mTom Hagen#94James Gunn, American directorJames Gunn60 years old · 1.83 mGuardians of the Galaxy#95William Shatner, Canadian actorWilliam Shatner95 years old · 1.75 mCaptain James T. Kirk#96Jesse Eisenberg, American actorJesse Eisenberg43 years old · 1.70 mThe Social Network

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Veteran film directors

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Antonio Banderas, Spanish actorAntonio Banderas66 years old · 1.74 mEl Zorro#2Steve Buscemi, American actorSteve Buscemi68 years old · 1.75 mBoardwalk Empire#3Kevin Willmott, American directorKevin Willmott67 years oldBlacKkKlansman#4Clint Eastwood, American actorClint Eastwood96 years old · 1.81 mThe Man with No Name#5Mel Gibson, American actorMel Gibson70 years old · 1.75 mBraveheart#6Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actorDolph Lundgren68 years old · 1.96 mIvan Drago#7Kevin Costner, American actorKevin Costner71 years old · 1.85 mDances with Wolves#8Denzel Washington, American actorDenzel Washington71 years old · 1.85 mTraining Day

Tallest Film Directors

Ranked by height.

#1Evan Goldberg, Canadian directorEvan GoldbergAge 44 · 2.08 mSuperbad#2Vince Edwards, American actorVince Edwards† 67 years old · 2.03 mBen Casey#3Stephen Merchant, British actorStephen Merchant51 years old · 2.01 mThe Office (British version)#4Nick Cassavetes, American actorNick Cassavetes67 years old · 1.98 mThe Notebook#5James Widdoes, American actorJames Widdoes72 years old · 1.98 mNational Lampoon's Animal House#6Eric Wareheim, American actorEric Wareheim50 years old · 1.98 mTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!#7Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actorDolph Lundgren68 years old · 1.96 mIvan Drago#8Tim Robbins, American actorTim Robbins68 years old · 1.96 mThe Shawshank Redemption

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Evan Goldberg (2.08 m) and Danny DeVito (1.47 m).
Youngest and oldest: Finn Wolfhard (23 years old) and Clint Eastwood (96 years old).
Next birthday: Tim Robbins, today! (turns 68).
Decade with the most births: the 60 (1960), with 148 people.
Top countries by contribution: United States (334), United Kingdom (65), Canada (26), China (18).
In memoriam: 93 of 587 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many film directors are there on Fametown?

There are currently 587 film directors with a profile on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous on the list?

Paddy Considine is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their profile.

Who is the tallest?

Evan Goldberg, who stands 2.08 m tall. At the other end is Danny DeVito, at 1.47 m.

Who is the youngest?

Finn Wolfhard, born December 23, 2002.

By Country

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