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Director
Sam Esmail
Directing
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 1331163
IMDb ID: nm1322753
Known for: Directing
Born: September 17, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2027
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q20685410
Also known as
샘 에스마일 • 샘 이스마일
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Director (5)Executive Producer (7)Editor (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)
Biography
Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022). Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Series
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6.7
Comet
Director
2014 Movie
6.4
Leave the World Behind
Screenplay
2023 Movie
4.7
Mockingbird
Story
2014 Movie
Feb 25, 2027
Panic Carefully
Director
2027 Movie
10.0
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Director
2016 Movie
6.6
Risk
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.0
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
Producer
2002 Movie
6.8
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
8.0
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Editor
2006 Movie
10.0
Deep Down in Florida
Director
2004 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sam Esmail.
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Mr. Robot
Executive Producer • 45 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Homecoming
Director • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.5
The Resort
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Angelyne
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Briarpatch
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2020 Series
6.8
Gaslit
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sam Esmail.
6.4
Leave the World Behind
Screenplay
2023 Movie
6.6
Risk
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.8
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
4.7
Mockingbird
Story
2014 Movie
8.0
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Editor
2006 Movie
7.0
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
Producer
2002 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
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Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sam Esmail.