FILM DIRECTOR

Craig Gillespie

1967 - Today

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Craig Gillespie (born 1 September 1967) is an Australian-American film, television, music video, and commercial director. He is best known for directing the films Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Fright Night (2011), I, Tonya (2017), and Cruella (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Craig Gillespie is the 1,807th most popular film director (down from 1,680th in 2024), the 536th most popular biography from Australia (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Australian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Craig Gillespie ranks 1,807 out of 2,041. Before him are Miguel Sapochnik, Zeki Demirkubuz, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jon Watts, Wojciech Smarzowski, and Naoko Yamada. After him are Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Scott Frank, Damián Szifron, Cate Shortland, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and Jon M. Chu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Craig Gillespie ranks 624. Before him are Andreas Umland, Tomasz Tomiak, Sebastián Losada, Hayat Sindi, Artashes Minasian, and Mirjana Joković. After him are Andrea James, Alessandro Rossi, Kim Ki-hoon, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Daniel Timofte, and Freddie Pitcher.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Craig Gillespie ranks 536 out of 1,143. Before him are Jan Lehane (1941), Lucas Neill (1978), Suzanne Cory (1942), Montaigne (1995), Samara Weaving (1992), and Richard Flanagan (1961). After him are Cate Shortland (1968), Mathew Hayman (1978), Orianthi (1985), Scott Dixon (1980), Frank B. Zoltowski (1957), and Liane Moriarty (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Craig Gillespie ranks 17. Before him are Fred Schepisi (1939), John Pilger (1939), Gillian Armstrong (1950), Leigh Whannell (1977), John Hillcoat (1961), and James McTeigue (1967). After him are Cate Shortland (1968), Justin Kurzel (1974), Greig Fraser (1975), Robert Luketic (1973), Stephan Elliott (1964), and David Michôd (1972).

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