Chris Columbus
Directing · Producer · Director · Screenplay
Born Sep 10, 1958 · Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1980–present
Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking.
Filmography
The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — Director · ProducerWerwulf (2026) — Executive ProducerThe President's Cake (2026) — Executive ProducerGremlins 3 (2027) — Producer · Director · Original Film WriterLabyrinth 2 — ProducerHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Director · Executive ProducerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — ProducerHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Director · Executive ProducerThe Help (2011) — ProducerHome Alone (1990) — DirectorThe Goonies (1985) — ScreenplayThe Lighthouse (2019) — Executive ProducerMrs. Doubtfire (1993) — DirectorGremlins (1984) — WriterHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Man in Toy Store (uncredited) · DirectorThe Witch (2016) — Executive ProducerNight at the Museum (2006) — ProducerBicentennial Man (1999) — Director · ProducerPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — Director · ProducerThe Christmas Chronicles (2018) — ProducerNosferatu (2024) — ProducerNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) — ProducerNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — ProducerFantastic Four (2005) — Executive Producer