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Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director, screenwriter and producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61

Paul William Scott Anderson is an English filmmaker who is best known for his science fiction films and video game adaptations. Anderson made his feature-length directorial debut with the independent film Shopping (1994).

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2026ProtectorFilm, Producer2021Here Are the Young MenFilm, Producer2018OriginSeries, DirectorDeath Race: Beyond AnarchyFilm, 2018Writer, Producer2017Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'Film, Writer, Producer2014PompeiiFilm, Director, Producer2012Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'Film2011Face OffSeries, Guest Judge2010Death Race 2Film, Writer, Producer2009PandorumFilm, Producer2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionFilm, Writer, Producer2005The DarkFilm, Producer2002Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to ScreenFilm2000The SightFilm, Director, Writer1997Event HorizonFilm, Director1994ShoppingFilm, Director, Writer1965Born4 March 1965

People around Paul

  • Protector 2026
  • Corman's World 2011
  • Resident Evil 2002
  • Pandorum 2009
  • Event Horizon 1997

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Filmography 40

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Television 2

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About this person

In 1992, he and producer Jeremy Bolt co-founded Impact Pictures, under which most of his films have been produced. He found commercial success with his second film, Mortal Kombat (1995), based on the namesake video games. He came to wider attention for his work on the first, fourth, fifth and sixth films of the Resident Evil series (2002-2016), based on the video games of the same name; his entries collectively grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61