Antonio Campos (director)

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Antonio Campos
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Born (1983-08-24) August 24, 1983 (age 40)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Sofía Subercaseaux (m. 2015)
Children 1
Parents
Relatives Paulo Campos (brother)

Antonio Campos (born August 24, 1983)[1] is an American filmmaker known for the films Afterschool (2008), Simon Killer (2012), Christine (2016), The Devil All the Time (2020) and The Staircase (2022).

Early life

Campos was born in New York City. His father is the Brazilian journalist Lucas Mendes, while his mother is an American producer, Rose Ganguzza. His maternal grandparents were Italian.

Career

Campos made his feature-length debut on Afterschool, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film was later acquired by IFC Films.[3] It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2009.[4] Campos then went on to direct Simon Killer. The film stars Brady Corbet and had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.[5][6] IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and opened in a limited release in April 2013.[7][8]

Campos's third feature, Christine, which starred Rebecca Hall, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.[9][10][11] The film was acquired by The Orchard, and released in a limited release on October 14, 2016.[12][13] Campos is attached to direct a prequel to The Omen for 20th Century Fox.[14][15] Campos directed the pilot episode of The Sinner, starring Jessica Biel and Christopher Abbott, and also served as an executive producer.[16][17] The pilot was later ordered to series.[18] He also directed episode 8 of Marvel's The Punisher. In 2020, Campos wrote and directed the psychological thriller The Devil All the Time, which was released in September on Netflix.

Apart from being a director and screenwriter, Campos cofounded the production company Borderline Films, which has produced films such as James White, Katie Says Goodbye, and Martha Marcy May Marlene.[19][20] In October 2022, it was announced that Campos had been hired as showrunner for the untitled The Batman spin-off series set in Arkham Asylum, in addition to serving as director and an executive producer.[21]

Filmography

Film

Director

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2005 Buy It Now Yes Yes Yes
2008 Afterschool Yes Yes No
2012 Simon Killer Yes Yes No
2016 Christine Yes No No
2020 The Devil All the Time Yes Yes No

Producer

Executive producer

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2002 Pandora Yes Yes Yes
2006 Doris No No Yes
2007 The Last 15 Yes Yes Yes
2010 Mary Last Seen No No Yes
Kids in Love No No Yes
2013 Karaoke! No No Yes
1009 No No Yes
2014 Tzniut No No Executive

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
Notes
2017 The Punisher Yes No No Episode "Cold Steel"
2017-2018 The Sinner Yes No Yes 5 episodes
2020 Homemade Yes Yes No Episode "Annex"
2022 The Staircase Yes Yes Yes Miniseries; 8 episodes

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