Brad Anderson

Né en 1964, à Madison (Connecticut, USA)

Born in 1964, Madison (Connecticut, USA)

Biography
The Darien Gap, Brad Anderson’s first feature, screened in competition at the ’96 Sundance Film Festival. Because of this film he was honored by Variety in ’97 as one of the « Ten Leading New Independent Directors to Watch. » In 1998 his film Next Stop Wonderland, featuring Hope Davis and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, was picked up at Sundance by Miramax. It won the Grand Prix and Audience awards at the Deauville Film Festival, as well as the Excellence in Filmmaking Award by the National Board of Review.
In 2001 he had the unusual experience of having two of his films simultaneously hit theaters, both to overwhelming critical praise: the romantic comedy Happy Accidents (IFC Films), which stars Marisa Tomei and Vincent D’Onofrio; and the psychological thriller Session 9 (USA Films), which stars David Caruso, Josh Lucas and Peter Mullan.

His latest film, a suspense drama called The Machinist, was produced and shot in Spain and stars Christian Bale and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It premiered at Sundance and the Berlin Film Festival early this year and will be released theatrically in Fall 2004. He is currently developing a thriller for Warner Brothers called Lucid.

His television directing credits include episodes of Homicide; HBO’s The Wire; and the FX hit The Shield.




Filmography

Director:

All Lost Souls (2008) (announced)

« Fear Itself » (1 episode, 2008)
– Spooked (2008) TV episode

Transsiberian (2008)

« The Wire » (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
– A New Day (2006) TV episode
– The Cost (2002) TV episode

« Masters of Horror » (1 episode, 2006)
– Sounds Like (2006) TV episode

« Surface » (1 episode, 2006)
– Episode #1.13 (2006) TV episode

Maquinista, El (2004)
… aka The Machinist (International: English title) (USA)

« The Shield » (1 episode, 2003)
– Inferno (2003) TV episode

Session 9 (2001)

Happy Accidents (2000)

« Homicide: Life on the Street » (1 episode, 1999)
… aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
– Bones of Contention (1999) TV episode

Next Stop Wonderland (1998)

The Darien Gap (1996)

Frankenstein’s Planet of Monsters! (1995)

Writer:
Transsiberian (2008) (written by)

« Masters of Horror » (1 episode, 2006)
– Sounds Like (2006) TV episode (teleplay)

Session 9 (2001) (written by)

Happy Accidents (2000) (written by)

Next Stop Wonderland (1998) (writer)

The Darien Gap (1996) (writer)

Editor:
Session 9 (2001)
Happy Accidents (2000)
Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
The Darien Gap (1996)
Frankenstein’s Planet of Monsters! (1995)

Producer:
The Darien Gap (1996) (producer)
Frankenstein’s Planet of Monsters! (1995) (producer)
Soundtrack:
« Great Performances: Dance in America » (1 episode, 2001)
… aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
– From Broadway: Fosse (2001) TV episode (performer: « From the Edge », « Crunchy Granola Suite », « Mr. Bojangles »)

Cinematographer:
Frankenstein’s Planet of Monsters! (1995)