Actor

Shane Carruth

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.0

Low visibility

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Movies: 14Series: 4Crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 76624

IMDb ID: nm1503403

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1972

Age: 54

Place of birth: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2020

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 6.61

Wikidata: Q3481357

Other jobs

Thanks (4)Director (2)Additional Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)Other (1)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. As a former software engineer with an undergraduate degree in math, Carruth utilized his technical knowledge on the project.