Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle

Directing·Age 41 — born January 19, 1985·Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
23Credits1 TV · 22 films
2009–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedDRUMMER
6.5 Average ratingacross 17 titles

Top TV shows 1best Damien Chazelle shows

  1. 1The Eddy posterThe EddyDirector · Executive Producer · 8 eps · 20206.4

Top movies 22best Damien Chazelle movies

  1. 1DRUMMER posterDRUMMERThanks · 202610.0
  2. 2Whiplash posterWhiplashDirector · Writer · 20148.4
  3. 3La La Land posterLa La LandDirector · Writer · 20167.9
  4. 4Whiplash posterWhiplashDirector · Writer · 20137.8
  5. 5Babylon posterBabylonDirector · Writer · 20227.3
  6. 6First Man posterFirst ManDirector · Producer · 20187.0
  7. 710 Cloverfield Lane poster10 Cloverfield LaneScreenplay · 20167.0
  8. 8Dead Pigs posterDead PigsThanks · 20186.8
  9. 9Grand Piano posterGrand PianoWriter · 20136.0
  10. 10Cam posterCamThanks · 20185.8
  11. 11Beeswax posterBeeswaxPost Production Assistant · 20095.8
  12. 12Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench posterGuy and Madeline on a Park BenchDrumming Instructor (uncredited) · 20105.4
  13. 13Cold Comes the Night posterCold Comes the NightThanks · 20135.4
  14. 14Mr. Jimmy posterMr. JimmyThanks · 20235.0
  15. 15The Last Exorcism Part II posterThe Last Exorcism Part IIWriter · 20134.7
  16. 16He's Way More Famous Than You posterHe's Way More Famous Than YouThanks · 20134.2
  17. 17Heart of the Beast posterHeart of the BeastExecutive Producer · 2026
  18. 18Untitled Damien Chazelle FilmDirector · Writer
  19. 19Evel Knievel on TourDirector
  20. 20Hollywood Babylon posterHollywood Babylon
  21. 21The ClaimWriter
  22. 22Untitled Matthew Vaughn MusicalWriter

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