FILM DIRECTOR

Stephen Gaghan

1965 - Today

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Stephen Gaghan ( GAY-gən; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the thriller Abandon and the family film Dolittle, and directed the drama Gold. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Gaghan is the 1,826th most popular film director (down from 1,795th in 2019), the 14,985th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,266th in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Gaghan ranks 1,826 out of 2,041. Before him are Drew Goddard, J. C. Chandor, Simon Curtis, Dean Devlin, Ovidie, and Billy Ray. After him are Carla Simón, Farah Khan, Tommy Wirkola, Lukas Dhont, Ira Sachs, and Jake Kasdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Stephen Gaghan ranks 727. Before him are Marina Kiehl, Milton Mendes, Gary Pallister, Kim Jae-yup, Jason Gedrick, and Dan Jansen. After him are Jacqueline Börner, Dan Bucatinsky, Warren Ellis, Mike Henry, Dmitri Kuznetsov, and Farah Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 14,990 out of 20,380. Before him are Cheri Oteri (1962), Claudia McNeil (1917), John Cooper (1975), Billy Ray (2000), Donald Henderson (1928), and Polly Draper (1955). After him are Sara Shepard (1977), Dave Meltzer (1959), Tuc Watkins (1966), Henry M. Morris (1918), Dan Bucatinsky (1965), and Kali Rocha (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 546. Before him are Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), Dean Devlin (1962), and Billy Ray (2000). After him are Ira Sachs (1965), Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), and Bruce Cohen (1961).

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