Zack Snyder

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1966-03-01 (58 years old)

Place of Birth Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As Zachary Edward Snyder, Zachary Snyder

Zack Snyder

Biography

Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead, a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2007) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013), and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). A director's cut for Justice League was released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011), and the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021). In 2004, he founded the production company The Stone Quarry (formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films) alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller.

Known For

Director

Untitled LAPD Film

as Director

Horse Latitudes

as Director

2024
2021
Army of the Dead

as Director

2017
Snow Steam Iron

as Director

2017
Justice League

as Director

2013
Man of Steel

as Director

2013
Superman 75

as Director

2011
Sucker Punch

as Director

2009
Watchmen

as Director

2007
300

as Director

2004
Dawn of the Dead

as Director

2003
The Only Witness

as Second Assistant Director

1990
For a Moment Alive

as Director

Writer

Untitled LAPD Film

as Screenplay

Horse Latitudes

as Writer

Blood and Ashes

as Writer

2021
2021
Army of the Dead

as Screenplay

2021
2017
Wonder Woman

as Story

2017
Snow Steam Iron

as Screenplay

2017
2017
Etta's Mission

as Writer

2014
2011
Sucker Punch

as Screenplay

2011
Sucker Punch

as Story

2007
300

as Screenplay

1990

Producer

Untitled LAPD Film

as Producer

2024
Twilight of the Gods

as Executive Producer

2021
Army of the Dead

as Producer

2021
The Suicide Squad

as Executive Producer

2021
Army of Thieves

as Producer

2020
Wonder Woman 1984

as Producer

2018
Aquaman

as Executive Producer

2017
Wonder Woman

as Producer

2017
Snow Steam Iron

as Producer

2016
Suicide Squad

as Executive Producer

2014
2011
Sucker Punch

as Producer

2009
Under the Hood

as Executive Producer

2009
Tales of the Black Freighter

as Executive Producer

Actor

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Man in Coffee Shop (uncredited)

2017
Wonder Woman

as U.S. Soldier (uncredited)

2013
Teen Titans Go!

as Zack Snyder (voice)

2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Watchmen

as Commando in Vietnam (uncredited)

2004
Dawn of the Dead

as Commando at White House (uncredited)

Camera

Horse Latitudes

as Director of Photography

2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

as Director of Photography

2023
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

as Director of Photography

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Additional Photography

2021
Army of the Dead

as Director of Photography

2021
Army of the Dead

as Camera Operator

2017
Snow Steam Iron

as Director of Photography

Creator

2024