David Zellner
Biography
David Zellner is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and actor who studied at the University of Texas film school before making independent features and shorts. His short Sasquatch Birth Journal 2 reached Sundance in 2011 and earned a short filmmaking nomination there. He wrote and directed Kid-Thing (2012), which won a Best Film award at the 2012 Gen Art Film Festival. His best-known features include Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), which he directed, acted in and co-wrote; it brought him a Best Director prize at the Fantasia Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Damsel (2018), a black comedy Western he co-directed and co-wrote, received largely positive reviews. He also acted in Riley Stearns's The Art of Self-Defense (2019), playing opposite Jesse Eisenberg.
52years old
Turns 53 on January 1in 74 days
- Born Greeley
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 21 years1998 to 2019
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Art of Self-Defense2019 Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Henry
IMDb rating 6.644K votes
Worked with
David Zellner shares three films with Nathan Zellner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Beth Grant's page
Keith Carradine's page
Riley StearnsDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2019
All films by Riley Stearns
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