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Neill Blomkamp

1979 - Today

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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 16 May 1979) is a South African-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also directed the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium (2013), the science fiction action film Chappie (2015), and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). He is known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley, who played the lead in District 9. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Neill Blomkamp is the 1,508th most popular film director (down from 1,303rd in 2024), the 195th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 140th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Neill Blomkamp ranks 1,508 out of 2,041. Before him are Hiroyuki Imaishi, Lisa Joy, Deepa Mehta, Matti Kassila, Neil Burger, and Jerzy Stefan Stawiński. After him are Susan Seidelman, Zoltán Huszárik, Rithy Panh, Brett Ratner, Jay Roach, and Daniel Espinosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Neill Blomkamp ranks 236. Before him are Kota Minami, Nazanin Boniadi, Primož Kozmus, Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Mike Vogel, and Joaquim Rodríguez. After him are Nick Stahl, Yang Dong-geun, Fabrizio Miccoli, Rodrigo Nunes de Oliveira, Albert Jorquera, and Ken Shimizu.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Neill Blomkamp ranks 195 out of 454. Before him are Enoch Sontonga (1873), Eddie Keizan (1944), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Paddy Driver (1934), Robert Fowler (1931), and Cariba Heine (1988). After him are Desiré Wilson (1953), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Francois Pienaar (1967), Dimas (1969), and Peter Sarnak (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa

Among film directors born in South Africa, Neill Blomkamp ranks 4. Before him are Jamie Uys (1921), Tosca Musk (1974), and Gavin Hood (1963). After him are Roger Michell (1956), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Richard Stanley (1966), Wayne Kramer (1965), and Darrell Roodt (1962).

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