Gus Van Sant
Directing
52
Acting Credits
47
Directed
Biography
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes conc...
Known For
Filmography
The Trainer
2024
as Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
as Self (interview)
Andy by Gus
2023
Zeroville
2019
as Film Archive Curator
At the Video Store
2019
as Self
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
as Willamette Week Editor
Illegal Civilization 3
2018
as Self
Ain't It Funny
2017
as Dad
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016
as Self
About Cinema
2015
as Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
as Self
The Canyons
2013
as Dr. Campbell
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
as Self
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
as Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
2011
as Self
Two Films, One Legacy
2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
Portlandia
2011
as Gus Van Sant
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
Making Paranoid Park
2008
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
as Self
In the Mood for Doyle
2007
as Self
Paranoid Park
2007
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
as Self
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
2005
as Self
Last Days
2005
as Phone Voice (voice)
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
2004
as Himself
The Making of Last Days
2004
as Himself
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Gus Van Sant
About Elephant
2003
as Self
Saltlake Van Sant
2003
as Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Gus Van Sant
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
Finding Forrester
2000
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
Psycho Path
2000
as Self - Director
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
Strange Parallel
1998
as Self
Psycho
1998
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
1998
as himself
Guns on the Clackamas
1995
Hi Octane
1994
as Self
Made in the USA
1993
as Self
My Own Private Idaho
1991
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991
as Self
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as Himself (uncredited)
Junior
1988
as Himself
Mala Noche
1987
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
1987