Simon West

Simon West

Directing·Age 64 — born July 17, 1961·Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Simon West (born 1961) is an English-born film director. West started as a film editor with the BBC, then directed documentaries and commercials including many for Budweiser. His film directing career started when he directed Con Air in 1997.
26Credits4 TV · 22 films
1974–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.0 Highest ratedKeen Eddie
6.2 Average ratingacross 22 titles

Top TV shows 4best Simon West shows

  1. 1Keen Eddie posterKeen EddieDirector · 2 eps · 20038.0
  2. 2Boundless posterBoundlessDirector · 6 eps · 20227.3
  3. 3Human Target posterHuman TargetDirector · Executive Producer · 1 ep · 20107.2
  4. 4The Cape posterThe CapeDirector · 1 ep · 20115.0

Top movies 22best Simon West movies

  1. 1Swallows and Amazons posterSwallows and AmazonsJohn Walker · 19747.7
  2. 2Black Hawk Down posterBlack Hawk DownExecutive Producer · 20017.4
  3. 3The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet posterThe Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for TibetMusic · 20087.0
  4. 4Con Air posterCon AirDirector · 19976.8
  5. 5The Mechanic posterThe MechanicDirector · 20116.5
  6. 6The General's Daughter posterThe General's DaughterDirector · 19996.4
  7. 7The Expendables 2 posterThe Expendables 2Director · 20126.4
  8. 8Skyfire posterSkyfireDirector · 20196.3
  9. 9Lara Croft: Tomb Raider posterLara Croft: Tomb RaiderDirector · Adaptation · 20015.9
  10. 10When a Stranger Calls posterWhen a Stranger CallsDirector · 20065.7
  11. 11Wild Card posterWild CardDirector · 20155.7
  12. 12Old Guy posterOld GuyDirector · 20245.6
  13. 13Bride Hard posterBride HardDirector · 20255.6
  14. 14Stolen posterStolenDirector · 20125.5
  15. 15The Saint posterThe SaintExecutive Producer · 20175.4
  16. 16Stratton posterStrattonDirector · 20175.0
  17. 17Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn posterNight of the Living Dead: Darkest DawnProducer · 20155.0
  18. 18Gun Shy posterGun ShyDirector · Producer · 20174.6
  19. 19The Legend Hunters posterThe Legend HuntersDirector · 2026
  20. 20The ManDirector · 2007
  21. 21FortitudeDirector
  22. 22RaiderDirector

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