David Cronenberg
Directing
86
Acting Credits
46
Directed
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directe...
Known For
Filmography
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026
as Chester Danforth
Music, Fashion, Film
2026
as Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Sangre del Toro
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
Humane
2024
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
The Death of David Cronenberg
2023
as David Cronenberg
Room 999
2023
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
2021
as Spencer Galloway
Falling
2020
as Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
2020
as Walter
L’inquiétante absence
2019
as Self
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
Alias Grace
2017
as Reverend Verrenger
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Dr. Kovich
Tomorrow's Shadows
2016
as G.O.D. (voice)
Ape Sodom
2016
as Narrator
Slasher
2016
as Spencer
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
Tales from the Organ Trade
2013
as Narrator
Rewind
2013
as Rourke
The Nest
2013
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
as Self
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
Cronenberg: The Early Years
2011
as Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
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
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
as Self
Acts of Violence
2006
as Self
The Politics of the Dead Zone
2006
as Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005
as Self
Le Cercle
2005
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004
as Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Duncan (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
Masters of Horror
2002
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Jason X
2001
as Dr. Wimmer
The Judge
2001
as Det. Stobel
Alias
2001
as Dr. Brezzel
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
Resurrection
1999
as Father Rousell
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
Last Night
1998
as Duncan
The Grace of God
1998
as Psychiatrist
SexTV
1998
as Self
SexTV
1998
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997
as Himself
Crash
1996
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Extreme Measures
1996
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids
1996
as Postal Supervisor
Moonshine Highway
1996
as Clem Clayton
The Newsroom
1996
as Himself
To Die For
1995
as Man at Lake
Blood & Donuts
1995
as Crime Boss
Henry & Verlin
1994
as Doc Fisher
Boozecan
1994
as Stan Coleburn
Trial by Jury
1994
as Director
Naked Making Lunch
1992
as Self
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
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987
as Self
The Fly
1986
as Gynecologist
Into the Night
1985
as Group Supervisor
Videodrome
1983
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
as Self
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982
as Interviewee
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
Shivers
1975
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Palace of Pleasure
1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967