FILM DIRECTOR
Simon West
1961 - Today

Simon West
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon West is the 1,326th most popular film director (down from 1,257th in 2019), the 4,753rd 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 1,326 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.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,320
Kirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,321
Benno von Arent
1898 - 1956
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,322
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,323
Šarūnas Bartas
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,324
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,325
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,326
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,327
Diane Kurys
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,328
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,329
Cédric Klapisch
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,330
Haskell Wexler
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 1,331
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 1,332
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Simon West ranks 373. Before him are Simone Young, Latifa, Aldo Costa, Hasmik Papian, Cui Jian, and Zbigniew Zamachowski. After him are Miran Tepeš, Cédric Klapisch, Camryn Manheim, Mikael Appelgren, Omar Razzaz, and Jurga Ivanauskaitė.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsSimone Young
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 368
Latifa
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 369
Aldo Costa
ENGINEER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 370
Hasmik Papian
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 371
Cui Jian
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 372
Zbigniew Zamachowski
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 373
Simon West
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 374
Miran Tepeš
SKIER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 375
Cédric Klapisch
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 376
Camryn Manheim
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 377
Mikael Appelgren
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 378
Omar Razzaz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 379
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
WRITER
1961 - 2007
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 380
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon West ranks 4,754 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).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsOve Arup
ENGINEER
1895 - 1988
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,748
Emily Hobhouse
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1926
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,749
Jimmy Dickinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,750
Simon Baron-Cohen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,751
Grahame Clark
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,752
Paul McGuigan
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,753
Simon West
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,754
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,755
Kathleen Booth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,756
Allan Jay
FENCER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,757
Martin Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,758
Alfred Domett
WRITER
1811 - 1887
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,759
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1935
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,760
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).
Anthony Harvey
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 94
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 95
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 96
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 97
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 98
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 99
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 100
Irving Rapper
1898 - 1999
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 101
Douglas Slocombe
1913 - 2016
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 102
Peter Hall
1930 - 2017
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 103
Chris Menges
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 104
Michael Winterbottom
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 105
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 106