Robert Eggers
- Directing
- July 7, 1983 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker. After working for years as a production designer, he became known for writing and directing the period horror films The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), Nosferatu (2024) and Werwulf (2026) as well as co-writing and directing the Viking action film The Northman (2022). Noted for his attention to historical period detail, his films often incorporate elements of folklore and mythology.
Known for
Filmography
- Werwulf · Writer, Director
- Nosferatu: An Inside Look · Self
- Nosferatu · Director, Producer
- Art of Darkness: Making the Lighthouse · Self
- The Northman · Producer, Director
- Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror · Self
- The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale · Self
- The Lighthouse · Writer, Producer
- The Witch · Director, Writer
- Curtain · Production Design
- Brothers · Director, Writer
- Spirit Cabinet · Production Design
- The Five Stages of Grief · Production Design, Costume Designer
- Month to Month · Costume Design
- YellowBrickRoad · Costume Design
- The Tell-Tale Heart · Director, Costume Design
- Heartbreak Haiku · Costume Designer
- Hansel and Gretel · Screenplay, Costume Design
- Untitled Labyrinth Sequel · Director, Writer
- A Christmas Carol · Director, Producer
- Romeo and Juliet · Director, Producer