DAVID CRONENBERG

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: March 15, 1943
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

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

Production

2025·
The Shrouds
Writer, Director
2023·
Leo
Original Film Writer
2023·
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Writer, Director
2022·
Crimes of the Future
Writer, Director
2021·
The Death of David Cronenberg
Writer, Director
2019·
The Drema
Thanks
2019·
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
2019·
Rabid
Original Film Writer
2016·
Ape Sodom
Additional Dialogue
2014·
The Double
Thanks
2014·
Maps to the Stars
Director
2014·
Mental Saboteur
Thanks
2014·
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Thanks
2014·
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
2013·
The Nest
Writer, Director
2013·
Candy
Thanks
2013·
Pacific Rim
Thanks
2012·
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Thanks
2012·
Cosmopolis
Producer, Screenplay, Director
2011·
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter
Thanks
2011·
Down to Sleep
Thanks
2011·
A Dangerous Method
Director
2010·
Crank Up
Thanks
2010·
Tub
Thanks
2008·
The Plan
Executive Producer
2007·
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Writer, Director
2007·
Karim
Thanks
2007·
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007·
Eastern Promises
Director
2006·
Skinwalkers
Thanks
2006·
Shortbus
Thanks
2005·
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Thanks
2005·
A History of Violence
Director
2002·
Spider
Producer, Director
2001·
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Thanks
2001·
Resolving Power
Thanks
2000·
Preludes
Director
2000·
Camera
Writer, Director
1999·
eXistenZ
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1998·
I'm Losing You
Executive Producer
1996·
Crash
Writer, Producer, Director
1995·
Scanner Cop II
Characters
1994·
Scanner Cop
Characters
1993·
M. Butterfly
Director
1992·
Scanners III: The Takeover
Characters
1991·
Naked Lunch
Writer, Director
1991·
Highway 61
Thanks
1991·
Scanners II: The New Order
Characters
1990·
Scales of Justice
Director
1988·
Dead Ringers
Producer, Writer, Director
1987·
Friday the 13th: The Series
Director
1986·
The Fly
Screenplay, Director
1983·
The Dead Zone
Director
1983·
Videodrome
Writer, Director
1981·
Escape from New York
Thanks
1981·
Scanners
Writer, Director
1979·
Fast Company
Screenplay, Director
1979·
The Brood
Writer, Director
1977·
Rabid
Writer, Director
1976·
Teleplay
Writer, Director
1975·
Peep Show
Director
1975·
Shivers
Writer, Director
1973·
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Production Manager
1972·
Don Valley
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1972·
Fort York
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1972·
In the Dirt
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1972·
Lakeshore
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1972·
Scarborough Bluffs
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1972·
Winter Garden
Director of Photography, Editor, Director
1971·
Programme X
Director
1971·
Tourrettes
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director
1971·
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
1971·
Letter from Michelangelo
Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
1970·
Crimes of the Future
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
1969·
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
1967·
From the Drain
Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
1966·
Transfer
Producer, Sound, Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography