Derek Cianfrance

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-01-23 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Lakewood, Colorado, USA

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

Director

2025
Roofman

as Director

2020
2016
2010
Blue Valentine

as Director

2001
Shots in the Dark

as Director

1998
Brother Tied

as Director

Writer

2025
Roofman

as Screenplay

2020
2016
2013
2010
Blue Valentine

as Writer

1998
Brother Tied

as Writer

Producer

2025
Roofman

as Executive Producer

2024
2022
2020
Sound of Metal

as Executive Producer

2020
I Know This Much Is True

as Executive Producer

Crew

2005
Quattro Noza

as Cinematography

2001
Shots in the Dark

as Cinematography

1998
Brother Tied

as Cinematography

Actor

2022
Bonnie

as Self

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Editor

2001
1998
Brother Tied

as Editor

Creator