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David Paul Cronenberg is a Canadian filmmaker. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, technology and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. In the first third of his career he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.
Birth Name
David Paul Cronenberg
Born
Monday, 15 March 1943
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Humane | Narrator (voice) | 2024 |
| Room 999 | Self | 2023 |
| Falling | Dr. Klausner | 2020 |
| Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Walter | 2020 |
| L'inquiétante absence | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Star Trek: Discovery | Kovich | 2017 |
| Alias Grace | Reverend Verringer / Reverend / Reverend Verrenger | 2017 |
| Ape Sodom | Narrator | 2016 |
| Slasher | Spencer | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Humane | Narrator (voice) | 2024 |
| Room 999 | Self | 2023 |
| Falling | Dr. Klausner | 2020 |
| Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Walter | 2020 |
| L'inquiétante absence | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Star Trek: Discovery | Kovich | 2017 |
| Alias Grace | Reverend Verringer / Reverend / Reverend Verrenger | 2017 |
| Ape Sodom | Narrator | 2016 |
| Slasher | Spencer | 2016 |
| Breakthrough | Self | 2015 |
| Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Dr. Cronenbird | 2015 |
| Tales from the Organ Trade | Narrator | 2013 |
| Consumed | Dr. Molnar (voice) / Interviewer | 2013 |
| Rewind | Rourke | 2013 |
| Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self | 2012 |
| Une journée particulière | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | 2011 |
| Barney's Version | O'Malley Director #2 | 2010 |
| Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self - Director 'A History of Violence' / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
| William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Self | 2010 |
| Happy Town | Dr. Leichman | 2010 |
| To Each His Own Cinema | The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew in the world in the last cinema in the world") / The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...") | 2007 |
| Un écran nommé désir | Self | 2006 |
| Torrent | Self | 2006 |
| Too Commercial for Cannes | Self | 2006 |
| Acts of Violence | Self | 2006 |
| Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' | Self | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Culture Show | Self | 2004 |
| Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Self | 2004 |
| At the Movies | Self | 2004 |
| Masters of Horror | Self / David CRONENBERG | 2002 |
| Alias | Dr. Brezzel | 2001 |
| Jason X | Dr. Wimmer | 2001 |
| The Judge | Det. Stobel | 2001 |
| The American Nightmare | Himself / Self | 2000 |
| Resurrection | Father Rousell | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Last Night | Duncan | 1998 |
| SexTV | Self | 1998 |
| The Newsroom | David Cronenberg | 1996 |
| Extreme Measures | Hospital Lawyer | 1996 |
| The Stupids | Postal Supervisor | 1996 |
| Crash | Auto Wreck Salesman | 1996 |
| Moonshine Highway | Clem Clayton | 1996 |
| To Die For | Man at Lake | 1995 |
| Blood & Donuts | Crime Boss | 1995 |
| Boozecan | Stan Coleburn | 1994 |
| Trial by Jury | Director | 1994 |
| Henry & Verlin | Doc Fisher | 1994 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Naked Making Lunch | Himself / Self | 1992 |
| Blue | 1992 | |
| Maniac Mansion | Self | 1990 |
| Nightbreed | Dr. Philip K. Decker | 1990 |
| Dead Ringers | Obstetrician | 1988 |
| The Fly | Gynecologist | 1986 |
| Into the Night | Group Supervisor | 1985 |
| Into the Night | Group Supervisor | 1985 |
| Videodrome | Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) | 1983 |
| Take One: Fear on Film | Self | 1982 |
| Shivers | Infected Crowd Member / Stabbed Shoulder | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Crimes of the Future | 2022 |
| Maps to the Stars | 2014 |
| Consumed | 2013 |
| Cosmopolis | 2012 |
| A Dangerous Method | 2011 |
| Eastern Promises | 2007 |
| To Each His Own Cinema | 2007 |
| A History of Violence | 2005 |
| Spider | 2002 |
| eXistenZ | 1999 |
| Crash | 1996 |
| M. Butterfly | 1993 |
| Naked Lunch | 1991 |
| Dead Ringers | 1988 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | 1987 |
| The Fly | 1986 |
| The Dead Zone | 1983 |
| Videodrome | 1983 |
| Scanners | 1981 |
| The Brood | 1979 |
| Fast Company | 1979 |
| Rabid | 1977 |
| Teleplay | 1976 |
| Shivers | 1975 |
| Crimes of the Future | 1970 |
| Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic) | 1969 |
| From the Drain | 1967 |
| Transfer | 1966 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Consumed | 2013 |
| Cosmopolis | 2012 |
| Spider | 2002 |
| eXistenZ | 1999 |
| I'm Losing You | 1998 |
| Crash | 1996 |
| Dead Ringers | 1988 |
| Crimes of the Future | 1970 |
| Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic) | 1969 |
| Transfer | 1966 |
