Known for
Directing
Credits
30
Gender
Man
Birthday
Jan 23, 1974 (50)
Place of birth
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Also known as
—
Derek Cianfrance
Biography
Derek M. Cianfrance (born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines and The Light Between Oceans as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder and Abraham Marder.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bonnie | Self |
| 2013 | Towheads | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | If I Was His Mother | Producer |
| — | Roofman | Screenplay |
| — | Roofman | Director |
| 2024 | Exhibiting Forgiveness | Producer |
| 2020 | Sound of Metal | Story |
| 2020 | Sound of Metal | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Director |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Writer |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Creator |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Director |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Screenplay |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Writer |
| 2013 | The Place Beyond the Pines | Director |
| 2013 | The Place Beyond the Pines | Story |
| 2013 | The Place Beyond the Pines | Screenplay |
| 2010 | Blue Valentine | Director |
| 2010 | Blue Valentine | Writer |
| 2006 | Lately There Have Been Many Misunderstandings in the Zimmerman Home | Director |
| 2005 | Quattro Noza | Cinematography |
| 2001 | Shots in the Dark | Director |
| 2001 | Shots in the Dark | Editor |
| 2001 | Shots in the Dark | Cinematography |
| 1998 | Brother Tied | Director |
| 1998 | Brother Tied | Editor |
| 1998 | Brother Tied | Cinematography |
| 1998 | Brother Tied | Writer |