Darren Aronofsky
Born: 1969-02-12 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky then directed the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000), the romantic fantasy sci-fi drama The Fountain (2006), and the sports drama The Wrestler (2008), the latter of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He directed the psychological drama Black Swan(2010), earning him the Best Director. His later films include the biblical epic Noah (2014), the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the drama The Whale (2022). Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023) was produced and filmed exclusively for the Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on its 16K resolution screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren Aronofsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Caught Stealing ... (Director)
- Holding Liat ... (Producer)
- Lowland Kids ... (Producer)
- Ancestra ... (Executive Producer)
- Limitless: Live Better Now ... (Executive Producer)
- Underland ... (Producer)
2024
- Little Death ... (Producer)
- Sabbath Queen ... (Executive Producer)
- Viktor ... (Producer)
2022
- The Whale ... (Producer)
- Limitless with Chris Hemsworth ... (Executive Producer)
- The Territory ... (Producer)
- The Good Nurse ... (Producer)
- Kindred ... (Executive Producer)
- Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America as Self
- Catch the Fair One ... (Executive Producer)
- Black Gold ... (Executive Producer)
- Pacified ... (Producer)
2021
- Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist as Self
- Some Kind of Heaven ... (Producer)
- Welcome to Earth ... (Executive Producer)
- The Vandal ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Last and First Men ... (Thanks)
- Esther's Choice ... (Thanks)
2019
- Serendipity ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- White Boy Rick ... (Producer)
- One Strange Rock ... (Executive Producer)
- Spheres ... (Producer)
- One Strange Rock ... (Executive Producer)
- A Different Beyond ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- mother! ... (Director)
- Aftermath ... (Producer)
- From Jackie to Camelot as Self
- mother! The Downward Spiral as Self
2016
- Jackie ... (Producer)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Zipper ... (Executive Producer)
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Noah ... (Director)
2011
- Another Happy Day ... (Thanks)
- Black Swan: Metamorphosis as Self
2010
- Black Swan ... (Director)
- The Fighter ... (Executive Producer)
2009
- Within the Ring as Self
2008
- The Wrestler ... (Director)
2007
- Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth as Himself
2006
- The Fountain ... (Director)
- Edge of Outside as Self
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated as Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
- Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow as Self
2001
2000
- Requiem for a Dream as Visitor (uncredited)
1998
- Pi ... (Director)
1997
- The House of Yes ... (Thanks)
1996
- Phat Beach ... (Second Unit Director)
1995
- Soldier Boyz ... (Second Assistant Director)
1994
- No Time ... (Director)
1993
- Protozoa ... (Director)
1991
- Fortune Cookie ... (Director)
- Supermarket Sweep ... (Director)