Cast & creator
David Fincher
Best known for House of Cards, House of Cards, Fight Club
David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
Also known as: Dave Fincher , David Andrew Leo Fincher
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
House of Cards
Executive Producer
2013House of Cards
Director
2013
Fight Club
Director
1999
Love, Death & Robots
Executive Producer
2019Love, Death & Robots
Director
2019
Gone Girl
Director
2014
WALL·E
Thanks
2008
Weapons
Thanks
2025
Se7en
Director
1995
MINDHUNTER
Executive Producer
2017MINDHUNTER
Director
2017
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Social Network
Director
2010
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Director
2008
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
1983Return of the Jedi
Assistant Camera
1983
Gravity
Thanks
2013
Dirt
Self
2007
The Game
Director
1997
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director
2011
Beau Is Afraid
Thanks
2023
The Killer
Director
2023
Zodiac
Director
2007
Cérémonie des César
Self - Recipient
1976
Alien³
Director
1992
Panic Room
Director
2002
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
The Fall
Executive Producer
2008The Fall
Presenter
2008
Being John Malkovich
Christopher Bing (uncredited)
1999
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Executive Producer
2018
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Director
2026
The Super Models
Self
2023
The Hire
Creator
2001
Blonde
Thanks
2022
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
2009
Lords of Dogtown
Executive Producer
2005
Mank
Director
2020
I'm Still Here
Thanks
2010
The One I Love
Thanks
2014
Full Frontal
Film Director
2002
Keeping the Faith
Thanks
2000
The Ewok Adventure
Visual Effects Camera
1984
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
2009
This Is the Zodiac Speaking
Self (archive footage)
2024
Side by Side
Self
2012
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Director
1993
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
2015
Voir
Executive Producer
2021
Love and Other Disasters
Executive Producer
2006
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Producer
2022
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Director
1990
Twice Upon a Time
Special Effects
1983Twice Upon a Time
Visual Effects Camera
1983
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
Self
2011
Sympathy for Delicious
Thanks
2010
Beat the Devil
Original Concept
2002
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
Self
2021
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
Self
2012
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Director
1999Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self
2011The Making of Se7en
Self (archive footage)
1997
Chosen
Executive Producer
2001
Ambush
Executive Producer
2001
The Follow
Executive Producer
2001
Powder Keg
Executive Producer
2001
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
Self
2012
The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
2002
Ticker
Original Concept
2002Ticker
Executive Producer
2002
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes
Self
2000
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self - Interviewee
2005
Star
Executive Producer
2001
Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At
Director
1994
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
2004The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production
2012
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
Director
1985
Murder by Numbers
Self
2004The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet
2012Lange
Executive Producer
Logorama
Pringles Original (voice)
2009Bitterroot
Director
Zodiac Deciphered
Self
2008