David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC (born March 15, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is widely regarded as Canada's most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker. Cronenberg has made a significant impact on genre cinema in Canada. Nicknamed "The Baron of Blood" and "The King of Venereal Horror," he has pushed boundaries with his controversial horror movies. His unique style of "body horror" films, including "Shivers" (1975), "The Brood" (1979), "Scanners" (1981), "Videodrome" (1983), "The Fly" (1986), "Dead Ringers" (1988), "Naked Lunch" (1991), and "Crash" (1996), have captivated audiences with their thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between sex, technology, and violence. Cronenberg's contributions to the film industry have been recognized with numerous awards and honours, including being a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France, and a member of Canada's Walk of Fame. He has received 10 Genie Awards and has been honoured at prestigious international film festivals, as well as receiving lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival. Cronenberg has been married twice: first to sound recordist Margaret Hindson, from 1970 to 1977, with whom he had one daughter, Cassandra Cronenberg (born 1972); then to cinematographer Carolyn Zeifman, from 1979 until her death in 2017, with whom he had one son, Brandon Cronenberg (born 1980), and one daughter, Caitlin Cronenberg (born 1984).
Acted in
Humane
2024
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Room 999
2023
as Self
The Death of David Cronenberg
2021
as David Cronenberg
Falling
2020
as Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
2020
as Walter
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019
as Self
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
2019
as Self
L’ inquiétante absence
2019
as Self
Alias Grace
2017
as Reverend Verrenger
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Dr. Kovich
Ape Sodom
2016
as Narrator
Tomorrow's Shadows
2016
as G.O.D. (voice)
Slasher
2016
as Spencer
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
Tales from the Organ Trade
2013
as Narrator
The Nest
2013
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
Rewind
2013
as Rourke
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
as Self
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self
Barney's Version
2010
as O'Malley Director #2
Happy Town
2010
as Dr. Leichman
On Screen!: Shivers
2008
as himself
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
2007
as The Last Jew in the World
The Politics of the Dead Zone
2006
as Self
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
as Self
Acts of Violence
2006
as Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004
as Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Duncan (archive footage)
Masters of Horror
2002
as Self
Jason X
2001
as Dr. Wimmer
Alias
2001
as Dr. Brezzel
The Judge
2001
as Det. Stobel
The Judge
2001
as Det. Stobel
The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
as Self
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
Resurrection
1999
as Father Rousell
Last Night
1998
as Duncan
SexTV
1998
as Self
SexTV
1998
The Grace of God
1998
as Psychiatrist
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997
as Himself
The Newsroom
1996
as Himself
Extreme Measures
1996
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids
1996
as Postal Supervisor
Crash
1996
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Moonshine Highway
1996
as Clem Clayton
To Die For
1995
as Man at Lake
Blood & Donuts
1995
as Crime Boss
Boozecan
1994
as Stan Coleburn
Trial by Jury
1994
as Director
Henry & Verlin
1994
as Doc Fisher
Naked Making Lunch
1992
as Himself
Blue
1992
Nightbreed
1990
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
1990
as Self
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
Dead Ringers
1988
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Making of Dead Ringers
1988
as Self - Writer/Director
The Fly
1986
as Gynecologist
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1986
as Self
Into the Night
1985
as Group Supervisor
Videodrome
1983
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982
as Interviewee
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
as Self
Shivers
1975
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Palace of Pleasure
1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967