Adam Somner
Directing·January 1, 1967·† November 27, 2024 — 57 years old·London, England, UK
Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film.
Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57.
One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory.
Known For
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013·8.0
Gladiator
2000·8.2
The Revenant
2015·7.5
Ready Player One
2018·7.6
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014·7.4
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989·7.9
The Mummy
1999·7.0
War of the Worlds
2005·6.6
Ford v Ferrari
2019·8.0
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008·6.0
There Will Be Blood
2007·8.1
Bridge of Spies
2015·7.2
Filmography · 88
2026Disclosure DayExecutive Producer2026Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After AnotherSelf2025One Battle After AnotherProducer · First Assistant Director · In Memory Of2024BlitzStation Inspector · Producer · First Assistant Director2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFirst Assistant Director2023Killers of the Flower MoonExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2023PoisonFirst Assistant Director2023The Rat CatcherFirst Assistant Director2023The SwanFirst Assistant Director2023The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarFirst Assistant Director2021West Side StoryFirst Assistant Director · Executive Producer2021Licorice PizzaTiny Toes Photographer · Producer · First Assistant Director2019Ford v FerrariExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2018Ready Player OneExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2017Phantom ThreadExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2017The PostExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2017All the Money in the WorldFirst Assistant Director2017SpielbergSelf2017HAIM / ValentineFirst Assistant Director2017First They Killed My FatherExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2016The BFGCo-Producer · First Assistant Director2015The RevenantFirst Assistant Director2015Bridge of SpiesExecutive Producer · First Assistant Director2014Inherent ViceFirst Assistant Director · Executive Producer2014Exodus: Gods and KingsCo-Producer2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)First Assistant Director2013The Wolf of Wall StreetCo-Producer · First Assistant Director2012LincolnFirst Assistant Director · Co-Producer2012The MasterFirst Assistant Director · Executive Producer2012LoomFirst Assistant Director2011War HorseFirst Assistant Director · Co-Producer2011The Adventures of TintinAssociate Producer · First Assistant Director2011RangoProduction Manager · First Assistant Director2010UnstoppableFirst Assistant Director · Co-Producer2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullFirst Assistant Director2007There Will Be BloodAssistant Director2007Lions for LambsFirst Assistant Director2006The Path to RedemptionSelf2005MunichFirst Assistant Director2005War of the WorldsFirst Assistant Director2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'Self2004Man on FireAssistant Director2003SeabiscuitFirst Assistant Director2003The League of Extraordinary GentlemenFirst Assistant Director2003Johnny EnglishFirst Assistant Director2001Black Hawk DownSecond Unit First Assistant Director2001Spy GameSecond Assistant Director2001Just VisitingSecond Assistant Director2001HannibalSecond Assistant Director2001ZoeFirst Assistant Director2000GladiatorSecond Assistant Director1999The MummySecond Assistant Director1998The AvengersSecond Assistant Director1997G.I. JaneSecond Assistant Director1997Event HorizonSecond Assistant Director1997The HungerTVSecond Assistant Director1996101 DalmatiansSecond Assistant Director1996Mary ReillySecond Assistant Director1996White SquallSecond Assistant Director1995The GovernorTVSecond Assistant Director1994The Jungle BookSecond Second Assistant Director1994MacGyver: Trail to DoomsdaySecond Assistant Director1994The WandererTVSecond Assistant Director1994MacGyver: Lost Treasure of AtlantisSecond Assistant Director1993ShadowlandsSecond Unit First Assistant Director1993A Foreign FieldSecond Assistant Director1993Son of the Pink PantherSecond Assistant Director1992Ruby CairoSecond Assistant Director19921492: Conquest of ParadiseAssistant Director1992City of JoyThird Assistant Director1992The Power of OneSecond Assistant Director1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesThird Assistant Director1990The Russia HouseThird Assistant Director1990HavanaThird Assistant Director19903 Men and a Little LadyThird Assistant Director1990Memphis BelleThird Assistant Director1990Treasure IslandSecond Unit First Assistant Director1990The Old Man and the SeaThird Assistant Director1990Nuns on the RunAssistant Location Manager1989Henry VThird Assistant Director1989Great Balls of Fire!Third Assistant Director1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeThird Assistant Director1988Madame SousatzkaAssistant Location Manager1988Who Framed Roger RabbitProduction Runner1988Consuming PassionsProduction Runner1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceProduction Runner1986Duet for OneProduction Runner1986Strong MedicineProduction Runner