Director
Robert Eggers
- Born July 7, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA
Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker. After working for years as a production designer, he became known for writing and directing the period horror films The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), Nosferatu (2024) and Werwulf (2026) as well as co-writing and directing the Viking action film The Northman (2022). Noted for his attention to historical period detail, his films often incorporate elements of folklore and mythology.
Known for
The Witch2016
The Lighthouse2019
The Northman2022
Nosferatu2024
YellowBrickRoad2010
Brothers2015
Curtain2015
The Tell-Tale Heart2009
Filmography
- TBAUntitled Labyrinth SequelFilmDirector, Writer
- TBAA Christmas CarolFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- TBARomeo and JulietFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 2026WerwulfFilmWriter, Director, Producer
- 2024NosferatuFilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 2024Nosferatu: An Inside LookFilmSelf
- 2023Art of Darkness: Making the LighthouseFilmSelf
- 2022The NorthmanFilmProducer, Director, Writer
- 2021Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk HorrorFilmSelf
- 2020The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy TaleFilmSelf
- 2019The LighthouseFilmWriter, Producer, Director
- 2016The WitchFilmDirector, Writer
- 2015BrothersFilmDirector, Writer
- 2015CurtainFilmProduction Design
- 2013Spirit CabinetFilmProduction Design
- 2011The Five Stages of GriefFilmProduction Design, Costume Designer
- 2011Month to MonthFilmCostume Design
- 2010YellowBrickRoadFilmCostume Design
- 2009The Tell-Tale HeartFilmDirector, Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design
- 2009Heartbreak HaikuFilmCostume Designer
- 2007Hansel and GretelFilmDirector, Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Editor