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Damien Chazelle

French-American filmmaker · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1985 · age 41

Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American and French filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the epic tragedy Babylon (2022).

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A life in dates

2026Heart of the BeastFilm, ProducerTribeca 25Film, 20262025Hollywood BabylonFilm2023A Panoramic Canvas Called BabylonFilm2022Mostra, VeniseSeriesBabylonFilm, 2022Director, WriterSergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented AmericaFilm, 20222020The EddySeries, Director, ProducerFellini of the SpiritsFilm, 20202018First ManFilm, Director, ProducerLa La LaFilm, 20182017Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardBAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward2016Movies with Ali PlumbSeries10 Cloverfield LaneFilm, 2016Writer2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries2014Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize AwardAwardWhiplashFilm, 2014Director, Writer2013Grand PianoFilm, WriterThe Last Exorcism Part IIFilm, 2013Writer2010Guy and Madeline on a Park BenchFilm, Director, Writer1985Born19 January 1985

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Known for

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  • Whiplash 2014
  • La La Land 2016
  • Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America 2022
  • Babylon 2022
  • First Man 2018

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 24

52 credits on file

Television 4

Media & music

Awards

Academy Award for Best Director2017
BAFTA Award for Best Direction2017
Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award2014

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1985 · age 41

In the same film or series as Damien

Nicholas BritellAlso in Whiplash (2013)Dee WallaceAlso in Grand Piano (2013)John Gallagher, Jr.Also in 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)Eli RothAlso in The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)Austin StowellAlso in Whiplash (2014)Anna LambeAlso in Heart of the Beast (2026)