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Jon Watts

1981 - Today

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Jonathan Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Homecoming (2017), Far From Home (2019), and No Way Home (2021). He also directed and co-wrote the films Clown (2014), Cop Car (2015), and Wolfs (2024); as well as directing many episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network. Watts has also directed music videos for electronic music artists such as Fatboy Slim and Swedish House Mafia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Watts is the 1,773rd most popular film director (up from 1,778th in 2019), the 14,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,882nd in 2019) and the 523rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jon Watts ranks 1,773 out of 2,041. Before him are Diao Yinan, David Mackenzie, Bruce LaBruce, Miguel Sapochnik, Zeki Demirkubuz, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. After him are Wojciech Smarzowski, Naoko Yamada, Craig Gillespie, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Scott Frank, and Damián Szifron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Jon Watts ranks 436. Before him are José Calderón, Nadia Anjuman, Luke Ford, Juan José Cobo, David Lafata, and Lee Yu-ri. After him are Moumouni Dagano, Yoon Mi-rae, Christina Obergföll, Victor Hănescu, Matteo Brighi, and Fernando Menegazzo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Watts ranks 14,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Finn (1965), Sally O'Neil (1908), Peter DeLuise (1966), Bill Sage (1962), Dimitri Diatchenko (1968), and Gary Larson (1950). After him are Sam Nunn (1938), Bea Benaderet (1906), Betty Wright (1953), Tom Gola (1933), Steve Daines (1962), and Richard Webb (1915).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jon Watts ranks 523. Before him are Bud Yorkin (1926), Ti West (1980), John Sayles (1950), Scott Cooper (1970), Matthew Barney (1967), and Joseph Cedar (1968). After him are Scott Frank (1960), Jon M. Chu (1979), John A. Russo (1939), David Nutter (1960), Pamela Fryman (1959), and Rachel Talalay (1958).

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