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Ian Samuels profile
Director

Ian Samuels

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

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Directed credits

3

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 1384266

IMDb ID: nm3859682

Known for: Directing

Born: November 28, 1983

Age: 42

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2015 - 2021

Years active: 7

Average TMDB rating: 6.71

Wikidata: Q85853483

Frequent jobs

Director (3)

Biography

Ian Samuels is an American film director and writer known for his work in the young adult genre. He directed the Netflix original film Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), a modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story. Samuels has also directed short films such as Myrna the Monster (2015), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His work often explores themes of identity and self-acceptance.

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