Cast & creator
Derek Cianfrance
Best known for The Oscars, Roofman, Roofman
Derek M. Cianfrance (/ˈsiːənfræns/; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between Oceans, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder, and Abraham Marder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Cianfrance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (32)
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The Oscars
Self
1953
Roofman
Director
2025Roofman
Executive Producer
2025Roofman
Screenplay
2025
The Place Beyond the Pines
Director
2013The Place Beyond the Pines
Story
2013The Place Beyond the Pines
Screenplay
2013
I Know This Much Is True
Executive Producer
2020I Know This Much Is True
Director
2020I Know This Much Is True
Writer
2020I Know This Much Is True
Creator
2020
Blue Valentine
Director
2010Blue Valentine
Writer
2010
The Light Between Oceans
Director
2016The Light Between Oceans
Screenplay
2016The Light Between Oceans
Writer
2016
Sound of Metal
Story
2020Sound of Metal
Executive Producer
2020
Bonnie
Self
2022
Born Secret
Executive Producer
2025
Brother Tied
Director
1998Brother Tied
Editor
1998Brother Tied
Cinematography
1998Brother Tied
Writer
1998
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Producer
2024
Streets of Legend
Director of Photography
2005Towheads
2013Lately There Have Been Many Misunderstandings in the Zimmerman Home
Director
2006
If I Was His Mother
Producer
2022Shots in the Dark
Director
2001Shots in the Dark
Editor
2001Shots in the Dark
Cinematography
2001