John Sayles

1950 (75) • Directing

Born: 9/28/1950 (75) in Schenectady, New York, USA

Known for: Directing

John Sayles

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Known For

The Spiderwick Chronicles

67%

Screenplay

2008

Mimic

61%

Additional Writing

1997

The Howling

66%

Screenplay

1981

Piranha

60%

Screenplay

1978

The Alienist

75%

Consulting Producer

2018

Poker Face

75%

Chief Hal

2023

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

55%

Executive Producer

2019

Lone Star

71%

Editor

1996

The Gray House

44%

Writer

2026

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

Themself

2024

Poker Face

75%

Chief Hal

2023

Algren

60%

Self

2021

Corona Film Club

50%

Self

2021

Texas Red

27%

Governor Johnson (voice)

2021

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

57%

Self

2020

Them That Work

Self

2019

Them That Work

Thanks

2019

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

62%

Writer

2019

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

55%

Executive Producer

2019

The Alienist

75%

Consulting Producer

2018

The Alienist

75%

Teleplay

2018

The Umbrella

Pastor Jim

2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

68%

Thanks

2016

Dr. Del

Executive Producer

2016

Dr. Del

Writer

2016

Elsie Hooper

Executive Producer

2016

Talents

Executive Producer

2015

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

Self

2015

That Guy Dick Miller

70%

Self

2014

Go for Sisters

60%

Director

2013

Go for Sisters

60%

Writer

2013

Go for Sisters

60%

Editor

2013

The Normals

60%

Dr. Marx

2012

Casting By

69%

Self

2012

Corman's World

70%

Self - Filmmaker

2011

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

77%

Self

2011