Sam Mendes



First NameSam
Last NameMendes
Full Name at BirthSamuel Alexander Mendes
Age46
Date of BirthAugust 1, 1965
BirthplaceReading, Berkshire, England
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignLeo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
High SchoolMagdalen College School, Oxford.
UniversityCambridge University
Occupation CategoryFilm Director
Claim to FameAmerican Beauty

Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards for his London stage productions The Glass Menagerie and Company in 1996, and Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya in 2003. He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for the Broadway revival of Cabaret in 1998. His debut film American Beauty (1999) earned him an Academy Award for Best Director.


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Filmography

Selected Sam Mendes film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2012
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2009
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2005
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1996
Company
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1993
Cabaret
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Other Crew Credits

1998
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1996
Company
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1993
Cabaret
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Producer Credits

2012
Richard II
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2007
Stuart: A Life Backwards
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Academy Award for Best Director
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Golden Globe Award for Best Director
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Society of London Theatre Special Award
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director
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Films directed by Sam Mendes
Away We Go (2009)
Jarhead (2005)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1991–2015)
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Academy Award for Best Director (1981–2000)
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