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Simon West

1961 - Today

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Simon Alexander West (born 17 July 1961) is an English filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the action genre, including as the director of Con Air (1997), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), The Mechanic (2011), and The Expendables 2 (2012). Outside of action, he directed the mystery thriller film The General's Daughter (1999) and the psychological horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Simon West is the 1,329th most popular film director (down from 1,257th in 2024), the 4,756th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,274th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Simon West ranks 1,329 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, Nikos Koundouros, Šarūnas Bartas, and Paul McGuigan. After him are Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, Cédric Klapisch, Haskell Wexler, and Wesley Ruggles.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon West ranks 4,757 out of 8,785. Before him are Ove Arup (1895), Emily Hobhouse (1860), Jimmy Dickinson (1925), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), Grahame Clark (1907), and Paul McGuigan (1963). After him are David Prain (1857), Kathleen Booth (1922), Allan Jay (1931), Martin Kelly (1990), Alfred Domett (1811), and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon West ranks 100. Before him are Anthony Harvey (1930), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Tony Kaye (1952), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), and Paul McGuigan (1963). After him are Irving Rapper (1898), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Peter Hall (1930), Chris Menges (1940), Michael Winterbottom (1961), and Jonathan Lynn (1943).

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