Actor

David O. Russell

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 25Series: 1Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 17883

IMDb ID: nm0751102

Known for: Directing

Born: August 20, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1983 - 2026

Years active: 44

Average TMDB rating: 6.4

Wikidata: Q314342

Also known as

Stephen Greene • 데이비드 O. 러셀 • 데이비드 오 러셀 • David Owen Russell

Other jobs

Director (10)Writer (3)Executive Producer (2)Camera Operator (1)Producer (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has earned numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy Awards. Russell started his career directing the dark comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999), and I Heart Huckabees (2004). He gained critical success with the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the dark comedy crime film American Hustle (2013). The three films were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, earning him three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015). He also directed the comedic mystery thriller Amsterdam (2022). Throughout his career, Russell has garnered controversy for being combative and abusive towards crew members and actors in his films. Incidents involving George Clooney, Lily Tomlin, Amy Adams, Christopher Nolan, and Christian Bale have been documented.