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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Stephen Gaghan is the 1,875th most popular film director (down from 1,797th in 2024), the 15,107th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,266th in 2019) and the 549th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Gaghan ranks 1,870 out of 2,041. Before him are Billy Ray. After him are Carla Simón, Farah Khan, Tommy Wirkola, Lukas Dhont, Ira Sachs, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Jake Kasdan, Samuel Bayer, Thomas Langmann, Paul Weitz, and Philippe de Chauveron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Stephen Gaghan ranks 801. Before him are Kim Jae-yup, Jason Gedrick, Jarmo Myllys, Heidi Fleiss, Dan Jansen, and Sybrand van Haersma Buma. After him are Jacqueline Börner, Dan Bucatinsky, Warren Ellis, Melitta Rühn, Mike Henry, and Alexander Zhuravlyov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 15,112 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 Tom Keifer (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 549. 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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