Actor

Yorgos Lanthimos

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

2.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 28Series: 4Crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 122423

IMDb ID: nm0487166

Known for: Directing

Born: September 23, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Athens, Greece

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2025

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q975410

Also known as

یورگوس لانتیموس • Йорґос Лантімос • يورغوس لانثيموس • Յորղոս Լանտիմոս • ยอร์กอส ลานธิมอส • יורגוס לנטימוס • Yórgos Lánthimos

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Director (13)Thanks (6)Producer (2)Writer (2)Director of Photography (1)

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Biography

Yorgos Lanthimos (Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy My Best Friend (2001). He rose to prominence by directing the psychological drama film Dogtooth (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy The Lobster (2015), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017). He collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023) and the anthology film Kinds of Kindness (2024). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for The Favourite and Poor Things, in addition to winning the Golden Lion for the latter.