John Sayles
Directing · Director · Editor · Screenplay
Born Sep 28, 1950 · Schenectady, New York, USA
Active 1978–present · Awards: MacArthur Fellows Program, Edgar Awards, Phyllis Franklin Award, Eugene V. Debs Award
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Filmography
The Gray House (2026) — Writer · CreatorGrendel — Executive ProducerDjango Lives! — WriterMalcolm X (1992) — FBI AgentThe Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) — ScreenplayThe Alienist (2018) — Teleplay · Consulting ProducerPoker Face (2023) — Chief HalThe Howling (1981) — Morgue Attendant (uncredited) · ScreenplayMimic (1997) — Additional WritingLone Star (1996) — Editor · Director · WriterSomething Wild (1986) — Motorcycle CopPiranha (1978) — Army Sentry (uncredited) · Screenplay · StoryMatinee (1993) — BobEight Men Out (1988) — Ring Lardner · Writer · DirectorIn the Electric Mist (2009) — Michael GoldmanGridlock'd (1997) — Cop #1Matewan (1987) — Hardshell Preacher · Director · WriterAlligator (1980) — Screenplay · StoryGirlfight (2000) — Science Teacher · Executive ProducerThe Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019) — Executive ProducerThe Secret of Roan Inish (1994) — Screenplay · Director · EditorThe Brother from Another Planet (1984) — Man in Black · Screenplay · Editor · DirectorPassion Fish (1992) — Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited) · Writer · Director · EditorBattle Beyond the Stars (1980) — Story · Screenplay