
Sam Mendes
Known for: Directing
Born: August 1, 1965
Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg, Germany. In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 15 in their list of…
Known for

Allied Forces: Making 1917
2020

Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes
2022

Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
2006

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
2014

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016

The Sound of 007
2022

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
2017

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016

Jarhead: Background
2006

Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'
2000

American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000

Who Needs Sleep?
2006

Everything or Nothing
2012

Company
1996

"Jarhead" Diaries
2006

Performance
1991

Toast of London
2013

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022

The Oscars
1953

Unscripted
2005