Sam Esmail
Born: 1977-09-17 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022). Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Panic Carefully ... (Director)
2023
- Leave the World Behind as Capt. Esmail (uncredited)
2022
- Gaslit ... (Executive Producer)
- Angelyne ... (Executive Producer)
- The Resort ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Briarpatch ... (Executive Producer)
- Omori ... (Creator)
2018
- Homecoming ... (Director)
2017
- Risk ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc as Self - Creator Mr. Robot
- The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Mr. Robot as Man on Train (uncredited)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Comet ... (Director)
- Mockingbird ... (Story)
2004
- Deep Down in Florida ... (Director)
2002
- The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special ... (Producer)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee