Director

David F. Sandberg

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1302082

IMDb ID: nm2497546

Known for: Directing

Born: January 21, 1981

Age: 45

Place of birth: Jönköping, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2025

Years active: 14

Average TMDB rating: 6.66

Wikidata: Q16775487

Also known as

Дэвид Ф. Сандберг • David Fredrik Sandberg • David Sandberg • Ponysmasher

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Biography

David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019) and Until Dawn (2025). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films. He co-founded the production company Mångata.