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Jeff Nichols

1978 - Today

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Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are characterized by their Southern United States backdrop and ambience. He is also known for his longstanding collaboration with actor Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all of his feature films to date. After studying filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Nichols moved into the independent filmmaking scene with Shotgun Stories (2007). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Nichols is the 1,856th most popular film director (up from 1,899th in 2019), the 15,374th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,776th in 2019) and the 556th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jeff Nichols ranks 1,856 out of 2,041. Before him are Pablo Trapero, Valérie Donzelli, Justin Kurzel, John Moore, Mark Pellington, and Andrei Kravchuk. After him are Jan Hřebejk, David Dobkin, Mark Duplass, Emily Atef, Philippe Falardeau, and Kimberly Peirce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Jeff Nichols ranks 567. Before him are Will Estes, An Yong-hak, Intars Busulis, Manuchar Kvirkvelia, Diana Gurtskaya, and Rossif Sutherland. After him are Yohann Diniz, Feng Kun, Deividas Šemberas, Fish Leong, José Luis Abajo, and Rossa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Nichols ranks 15,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Linn-Baker (1954), Vincent C. Gray (1942), Carla Gallo (1975), Glenn Beck (1964), Lisa Sheridan (1974), and Nell Carter (1948). After him are Anne Waldman (1945), Barry Mann (1939), Raymond Benson (1955), Norman Petty (1927), Andrea Anders (1975), and Mitch Kupchak (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jeff Nichols ranks 556. Before him are Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), Sam Esmail (1977), Douglas McGrath (1958), and Mark Pellington (1962). After him are David Dobkin (1969), Mark Duplass (1976), Kimberly Peirce (1967), Kevin Lima (1962), Neil LaBute (1963), and Dan Attias (1951).

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