
David Fincher
Biography
David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster.
Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards.
He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
Acting (17 movies)

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003

Side by Side
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012

Murder by Numbers
2004

Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
2021

Full Frontal
2002

The Alien Saga
2002

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011

Being John Malkovich
1999

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009

Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004

Logorama
2009

Zodiac Deciphered
2008
Directing (16 movies)

Se7en
1995

The Game
1997

Zodiac
2007

Panic Room
2002

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008

Alien³
1992

The Social Network
2010

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
1985

Gone Girl
2014

Fight Club
1999

Mank
2020

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990

The Killer
2023

Dangerous: The Short Films
1993

Bad Girl
1993
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Chosen | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Ambush | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| The Follow | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Powder Keg | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Star | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Ticker | 2002 | Executive Producer |
| Lords of Dogtown | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Love and Other Disasters | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| The Fall | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Is That Black Enough for You?!? | 2022 | Producer |