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Sam Mendes

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British stage and film director (born 1965)

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Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes is a British filmmaker and stage director. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg, Germany.

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Mendes (right) collaborated with Javier Bardem for Skyfall, November 2012Mendes (right) collaborated with Javier Bardem for Skyfall, November 2012

Filmography 40

Hamnet2025 · ★ 7.7
19172019 · ★ 8.0
Skyfall2012 · ★ 7.3
American Beauty1999 · ★ 8.0
Spectre2015 · ★ 6.6
Road to Perdition2002 · ★ 7.4
Revolutionary Road2008 · ★ 7.0
Jarhead2005 · ★ 6.7
The Kite Runner2007 · ★ 7.3
Empire of Light2022 · ★ 6.6
Away We Go2009 · ★ 6.7
Starter for 102006 · ★ 6.4
Things We Lost in the Fire2007 · ★ 6.6
The End2024 · ★ 5.3
Everything or Nothing2012 · ★ 7.2
The Sound of 0072022 · ★ 7.2
Cabaret1993
Allied Forces: Making 19172020
NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage2014
American Beauty: Look Closer...2000
What They Found2025
Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'2000
National Theatre Live: King Lear2014
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage2016
Who Needs Sleep?2006
Company1996
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy2019
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue2024
Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes2022
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall2010
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own2016
Semper Fi: Life After the Corps2006
The Beatles: George2028
The Beatles: John2028
The Beatles: Paul2028
The Beatles: Ringo2028
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing2017
Out of the Ashes2010
"Jarhead" Diaries2006
Jarhead: Background2006

68 credits on file

Television 10

The Late Late Show with James Corden2015
Penny Dreadful2014
The Oscars1953
The Hollow Crown2012
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels2020
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022
Toast of London2013
The Franchise2024
Performance1991
Unscripted2005

Awards 11

2020Knight Bachelor
2020BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2019Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
2000Academy Award for Best Director
1999Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Laurence Olivier Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Directors Guild of America Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Society of London Theatre Special Award

In their orbit 4

Connected to Sam 6

Steven SpielbergAlso in Hamnet (2025)Werner HerzogAlso in The End (2024)Andrew ScottAlso in Spectre (2015)Peter SarsgaardAlso in Jarhead (2005)Wes BentleyAlso in American Beauty (1999)Kathryn HahnAlso in Revolutionary Road (2008)

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Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes is a British filmmaker and stage director. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg, Germany. In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 15 in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".

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