FILM DIRECTOR
David Slade
1969 - Today

David Slade
David Aldrin Slade (born 26 September 1969) is an English film and television director and actor. His works include the films Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Slade is also a director for television, directing episodes for Breaking Bad, Awake, Hannibal, Crossbones, Powers, American Gods and Black Mirror. Before he was a film director, Slade was a director of commercials and music videos. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). David Slade is the 1,886th most popular film director (down from 1,849th in 2024), the 6,724th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,564th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, David Slade ranks 1,887 out of 2,041. Before him are Simon Kinberg, Sam Esmail, Florian Gallenberger, Peter Webber, Gurinder Chadha, Douglas McGrath, and Sebastian Schipper. After him are Pablo Trapero, Valérie Donzelli, Justin Kurzel, John Moore, and Pernille Fischer Christensen.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSimon Kinberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 1,880
Sam Esmail
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 1,881
Florian Gallenberger
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 1,882
Peter Webber
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,883
Gurinder Chadha
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,884
Douglas McGrath
1958 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 1,885
Sebastian Schipper
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 1,886
David Slade
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 1,887
Pablo Trapero
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 1,888
Valérie Donzelli
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 1,889
Justin Kurzel
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,890
John Moore
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 1,891
Pernille Fischer Christensen
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 1,892
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, David Slade ranks 789. Before him are Jacky Peeters, Esther Jones, Gintaras Einikis, Cyril Montana, Alina Ivanova, and Hege Riise. After him are Diane Farr, Jorge Majfud, Jan Veenhof, Zhuang Xiaoyan, Jeff Walker, and Inna Lasovskaya.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsJacky Peeters
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 783
Esther Jones
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 784
Gintaras Einikis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 785
Cyril Montana
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 786
Alina Ivanova
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 787
Hege Riise
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 788
David Slade
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 789
Diane Farr
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 790
Jorge Majfud
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 791
Jan Veenhof
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 792
Zhuang Xiaoyan
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 793
Jeff Walker
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 794
Inna Lasovskaya
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 795
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Slade ranks 6,726 out of 8,785. Before him are Maggie O'Farrell (1972), John Sessions (1953), Zeki Fryers (1992), Linda Bassett (1950), Kevin Campbell (1970), and Miranda Hart (1972). After him are Mary Tamm (1950), Sebastian de Souza (1993), Luke Campbell (1987), Phil Jagielka (1982), Robson Green (1964), and Steven Mackintosh (1967).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMaggie O'Farrell
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,720
John Sessions
ACTOR
1953 - 2020
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,721
Zeki Fryers
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,722
Linda Bassett
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 6,723
Kevin Campbell
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6,724
Miranda Hart
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6,725
David Slade
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6,726
Mary Tamm
ACTOR
1950 - 2012
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 6,727
Sebastian de Souza
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 6,728
Luke Campbell
BOXER
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 6,729
Phil Jagielka
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 6,730
Robson Green
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 6,731
Steven Mackintosh
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 6,732
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Slade ranks 147. Before him are Kevin Macdonald (1967), Peter Cattaneo (1964), Simon Curtis (1960), Adam Curtis (1955), Simon Kinberg (1973), and Peter Webber (1968). After him are Chris Cunningham (1970), Bernard Rose (1960), Ben Davis (1961), James Watkins (1973), Simon Beaufoy (1966), and Laurence Rees (1957).
Kevin Macdonald
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 141
Peter Cattaneo
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 142
Simon Curtis
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 143
Adam Curtis
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 144
Simon Kinberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 145
Peter Webber
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 146
David Slade
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 147
Chris Cunningham
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 148
Bernard Rose
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 149
Ben Davis
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 150
James Watkins
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 151
Simon Beaufoy
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 152
Laurence Rees
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 153














































