David Lynch
Directing · Production Design · Art Direction · Screenplay
Born Jan 20, 1946 · Missoula, Montana, USA
Active 1967–2025 · 5′11″ (180 cm) · Awards: Officer of the Legion of Honour, Goslarer Kaiserring, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Saturn Awards, Golden Lion, Palme d'Or, Cannes Best Director Award, César Award for Best Foreign Film
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities.
Filmography
The Legend of the Happy Worker (2025) — Executive ProducerA Fall from Grace — Executive ProducerEyes Behind the Lens (2026) — Voice (Uncredited, Archive)Mulholland Dr. — Director · Writer · CreatorJack Paints It Red (2025) — MusicMulholland Drive (2001) — Director · Writer · Sound Designer · Sound Re-Recording MixerThe Elephant Man (1980) — Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay · Sound DesignerTwin Peaks (1990) — Gordon Cole · Writer · Director · Executive Producer · Story · Additional Editor · Sound Designer · CreatorFamily Guy (1999) — David Lynch (voice) · Gus (voice)Blue Velvet (1986) — Director · WriterThe Fabelmans (2022) — John FordLost Highway (1997) — Sound Designer · Director · Sound Re-Recording Mixer · WriterEraserhead (1977) — Production Design · Art Direction · Screenplay · Producer · Original Music Composer · Special Effects · Editor · Sound Effects · DirectorThe Straight Story (1999) — Director · Sound DesignerTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — Gordon Cole · Director · Writer · Original Series Creator · Executive Producer · Sound Designer · Sound Re-Recording Mixer · CharactersTwin Peaks (1989) — Director · Writer · Executive ProducerWild at Heart (1990) — Screenplay · DirectorDune (1984) — Spice Miner (uncredited) · Director · ScreenplayInland Empire (2006) — Bucky J, the gaffer (voice) · Director of Photography · Producer · Editor · Director · Sound Designer · Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Camera Operator · WriterLouie (2010) — Jack DallRobot Chicken (2005) — Mad Scientist (voice)Lucky (2017) — HowardTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) — Gordon Cole · Director · Writer · Editor · Characters · Sound MixerWHAT DID JACK DO? (2017) — Detective · Director · Music · Sound Designer · Set Designer · Set Decoration · Sound Mixer · Writer · Editor