David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], 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.
David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], 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.
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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Character:Mr. Danforth
Release Date:27/03/2026
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Character:
Release Date:23/10/2025
Sangre del Toro
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/08/2025
Humane
Character:D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Release Date:26/04/2024
Room 999
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2023
The Death of David Cronenberg
Character:David Cronenberg
Release Date:14/09/2021
Falling
Character:Dr. Klausner
Release Date:02/10/2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Character:Walter
Release Date:28/02/2020
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2019
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2019
L’inquiétante absence
Character:Self
Release Date:14/07/2019
Ape Sodom
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/09/2016
Tomorrow's Shadows
Character:G.O.D. (voice)
Release Date:29/06/2016
Tales from the Organ Trade
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/09/2013
The Nest
Character:Dr. Molnar (voice)
Release Date:02/09/2013
Rewind
Character:Rourke
Release Date:26/08/2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2012
A Special Day
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2012
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2011
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/11/2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2010
Barney's Version
Character:O'Malley Director #2
Release Date:26/10/2010
On Screen!: Shivers
Character:himself
Release Date:10/02/2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Character:The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
Release Date:31/10/2007
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Character:The Last Jew
Release Date:20/05/2007
The Politics of the Dead Zone
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2006
Too Commercial for Cannes
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/2006
Acts of Violence
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2006
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2005
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Character:Duncan (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2003
Masters of Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2002
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Character:Self(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/2002
Jason X
Character:Dr. Wimmer
Release Date:09/11/2001
The Judge
Character:Det. Stobel
Release Date:06/05/2001
The American Nightmare
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2000
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2000
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1999
Resurrection
Character:Father Rousell
Release Date:05/06/1999
Last Night
Character:Duncan
Release Date:23/10/1998
The Grace of God
Character:Psychiatrist
Release Date:10/06/1998
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/01/1997
Extreme Measures
Character:Hospital Lawyer
Release Date:27/09/1996
The Stupids
Character:Postal Supervisor
Release Date:08/08/1996
Crash
Character:Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1996
Moonshine Highway
Character:Clem Clayton
Release Date:05/05/1996
To Die For
Character:Man at Lake
Release Date:22/09/1995
Blood & Donuts
Character:Crime Boss
Release Date:09/09/1995
Boozecan
Character:Stan Coleburn
Release Date:22/10/1994
Trial by Jury
Character:Director
Release Date:09/09/1994
Henry & Verlin
Character:Doc Fisher
Release Date:07/01/1994
Naked Making Lunch
Character:Self
Release Date:29/12/1992
Blue
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1992
Nightbreed
Character:Dr. Philip K. Decker
Release Date:16/02/1990
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1990
Dead Ringers
Character:Obstetrician (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
Character:Self - Writer/Director
Release Date:01/01/1988
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/1987
The Fly
Character:Gynecologist
Release Date:15/08/1986
Into the Night
Character:Group Supervisor
Release Date:22/02/1985
Videodrome
Character:Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Character:Interviewee
Release Date:31/12/1982
Take One: Fear on Film
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1982
Shivers
Character:Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1975
Palace of Pleasure
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1967
Television Appearances
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Character:Self - Guest
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
Character:Spencer
Alias Grace
Character:Reverend Verrenger
Star Trek: Discovery
Character:Dr. Kovich
Slasher
Character:Spencer
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Character:Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
Happy Town
Character:Dr. Leichman
Le Cercle
Character:
Alias
Character:Dr. Brezzel
The Judge
Character:Det. Stobel
SexTV
Character:Self
SexTV
Character:
The Newsroom
Character:Himself
Kulturzeit
Character:self
Prisoners of Gravity
Character:Self
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