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      Sam Mendes

      Sam Mendes

      Highest Rated: 100% Out of the Ashes (2010)

      Lowest Rated: 46% Empire of Light (2022)

      Birthday: Aug 1, 1965

      Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

      Because of his highly technical and visual theater productions in London and on Broadway, Sam Mendes made a smooth transition to film with "American Beauty" (1999), which earned him an Academy Award for his directing debut. Previous to his Oscar triumph, Mendes enjoyed a long and very successful career in theater, directing acclaimed and visually stunning productions of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," and Lionel Bart's popular musical "Oliver!" But it was his 1998 revival of "Cabaret" that attracted the attention of Hollywood - specifically Mendes fan Steven Spielberg, which led to the stage veteran directing his first feature. Following a few aborted film efforts and a triumphant return to theatre, Mendes returned to celluloid with the elaborate, lavish "Road to Perdition" (2002), which displayed some of the promise of his sterling debut, but ultimately failed to warm many hearts. Nonetheless, he maintained a steady output on stage and on screen, directing the Iraq War drama "Jarhead" (2005) and '50s period piece "Revolutionary Road" (2008), which starred his then-wife, Kate Winslet. Mendes took a huge commercial leap forward as the director of the 23rd and 24th James Bond films, "Skyfall" (2012) and "Spectre" (2015), which brought new emotional depth to the long-running series while confirming his status as an intelligent and deliberate filmmaker capable of crafting deeply resonant films.

      Highest rated movies

      NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage

      Photos

      SPECTRE, from left: director Sam Mendes, Lea Seydoux, on set, 2015. ph: Jonathan Olley/© Columbia Pictures SPECTRE, director Sam Mendes, on set, 2015. ph: Jonathan Olley/© Columbia Pictures THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, producer Sam Mendes, director Susanne Bier, on set, 2007. ©Paramount ROAD TO PERDITION, Director Sam Mendes, Tom Hanks on the set, 2002, (c) DreamWorks AMERICAN BEAUTY, Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes (director), 1999 ROAD TO PERDITION, Director Sam Mendes, cinematographer Conrad Hall on the set, 2002, (c) DreamWorks SPECTRE, from left: Dave Bautista, director Sam Mendes, on location in Obertilliach, Austria, 2015. ph: Jonathan Olley/© Columbia Pictures SPECTRE, Monica Bellucci (center), director Sam Mendes, on set, 2015. ph: Jonathan Olley/© Columbia Pictures SPECTRE, director Sam Mendes, on location in Mexico City to shoot The Day of the Dead parade, 2015. ph: Jonathan Olley/© Columbia Pictures SKYFALL, director Sam Mendes, on set, 2012. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Columbia Pictures ROAD TO PERDITION, Director Sam Mendes, Paul Newman on the set, 2002, (c) DreamWorks Sam Mendes and Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of "Revolutionary Road" SKYFALL, director Sam Mendes, on set, 2012. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Columbia Pictures REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, foreground from left: director Sam Mendes (black shirt), Kate Winslet (white dress), on set, 2008. ©DreamWorks SKYFALL, director Sam Mendes (pointing), on set, 2012. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Columbia Pictures REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, director Sam Mendes, on set, 2008. ©DreamWorks Sam Mendes on the set of "Revolutionary Road" REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, director Sam Mendes, Leonardo DiCaprio, on set, 2008. ©DreamWorks SKYFALL, from left: Judi Dench, director Sam Mendes on set, 2012, Ph: Francois Duhamel, © Columbia Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet on the set of "Revolutionary Road"

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      46% 74% Empire of Light Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $1.2M 2022
      No Score Yet 76% The Sound of 007 Self - 2022
      89% 88% 1917 Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer
      $159.2M 2019
      No Score Yet 100% Keepers of the Magic Self - 2016
      63% 61% Spectre Director $200.1M 2015
      52% 47% NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage Unknown (Character) $37.2K 2014
      92% 86% Skyfall Director $304.4M 2012
      100% 75% Out of the Ashes Executive Producer - 2010
      67% 74% Away We Go Director $9.4M 2009
      67% 71% Revolutionary Road Director,
      Producer
      $22.9M 2008
      65% 84% The Kite Runner Executive Producer $15.8M 2007
      65% 73% Things We Lost in the Fire Producer $3.2M 2007
      90% 66% Starter for 10 Executive Producer $210.1K 2006
      60% 68% Jarhead Director,
      Producer
      $62.6M 2005
      81% 86% Road to Perdition Director,
      Producer
      $104.1M 2002
      87% 93% American Beauty Director $130.1M 1999

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2022
      74% 46% Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Executive Producer 2020
      91% 90% Penny Dreadful Executive Producer 2014-2016