Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 1943-03-15
- Born Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As:
David Paul Cronenberg, Дэвид Кроненберг, 데이비드 크로넌버그, 데이빗 크로넌버그, Дэ́вид Пол Кро́ненберг, Дэ́вид Кро́ненберг, "Baron of Blood", "the King of Venereal Horror" , 大卫·柯南伯格, دیوید کراننبرگ
David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943, in Toronto, Ontario) is a highly influential Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor, renowned globally as a principal originator of the "body horror" subgenre. Educated in science and literature at the University of Toronto, Cronenberg’s films consistently explore the visceral intersection of the psychological, physical, and technological, often delving into themes of bodily transformation, disease, control, and the fluid nature of identity. He first gained notoriety and controversy with early works like Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977), and the commercially successful Scanners (1981), before cementing his reputation with genre landmarks such as Videodrome (1983) and the critically acclaimed and highly successful remake of The Fly (1986). Moving beyond traditional horror, his later career includes psychological dramas and crime thrillers, often in collaboration with actor Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007). Cronenberg is celebrated as a provocative auteur whose distinctive, clinical, and cerebral style has earned him numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for Crash. His recent directorial work includes Crimes of the Future (2022) and The Shrouds (2024), and he continues to act, with a role confirmed as Mr. Danforth in the upcoming film Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026).
