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Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013). For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Birth Name
Samuel Alexander Mendes
Born
Sunday, 01 August 1965
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sound of 007 | Self | 2022 |
| Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes | Self | 2022 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Oscars | Self - Nominee | 2020 |
| Life Cinematic | Self - Interviewee | 2020 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Keepers of the Magic | Self | 2016 |
| James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross | Self - Director | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sound of 007 | Self | 2022 |
| Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes | Self | 2022 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Oscars | Self - Nominee | 2020 |
| Life Cinematic | Self - Interviewee | 2020 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Keepers of the Magic | Self | 2016 |
| James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross | Self - Director | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage | Director of Richard III / Himself | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012 |
| Toast of London | Sam Mendes | 2012 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
| Who Needs Sleep? | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Unscripted | Self | 2005 |
| The Culture Show | Self | 2004 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2000 |
| Still Tickin': The Return of A Clockwork Orange | Himself / Self | 2000 |
| The 11 O'Clock Show | Self | 1998 |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1998 |
| Company | Self | 1996 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue | 2024 |
| Empire of Light | 2022 |
| 1917 | 2019 |
| The Lehman Trilogy | 2019 |
| Spectre | 2015 |
| King Lear | 2014 |
| Skyfall | 2012 |
| Away We Go | 2009 |
| Revolutionary Road | 2008 |
| Jarhead | 2005 |
| Road to Perdition | 2002 |
| American Beauty | 1999 |
| Company | 1996 |
| Cabaret | 1993 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Empire of Light | 2022 |
| Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes | 2022 |
| Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | 2020 |
| 1917 | 2019 |
| Informer | 2018 |
| Britannia | 2017 |
| Penny Dreadful | 2014 |
| Shrek the Musical | 2013 |
| Blood | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | 2012 |
| Out of the Ashes | 2010 |
| Revolutionary Road | 2008 |
| The Kite Runner | 2007 |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | 2007 |
| Stuart: A Life Backwards | 2007 |
| Starter for 10 | 2006 |
| Road to Perdition | 2002 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing | Nominated |
| 2020 | Oscar | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2020 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2000 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Won |
