Damien Chazelle
Directing·January 19, 1985 — 41 years old·Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022).
For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020).
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—Hollywood Babylon—Untitled Matthew Vaughn MusicalWriter—The ClaimWriter—Evel Knievel on TourDirector—Untitled Damien Chazelle FilmDirector · Writer · Producer2026Heart of the BeastExecutive Producer2026DRUMMERThanks2025Ritratti di cinemaSelf2023Mr. JimmyThanks2023The Costumes of BabylonSelf2023A Panoramic Canvas Called BabylonSelf2022BabylonWriter · Director2022Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented AmericaSelf2022Mostra, VeniseTVSelf2020Fellini of the SpiritsSelf2020The EddyTVExecutive Producer · Director2018Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesureSelf2018La La LaSelf - Director2018Friedkin UncutSelf2018First ManDirector · Producer2018CamThanks2018Dead PigsThanks2016La La LandWriter · Lyricist · Director2016Movies with Ali PlumbTVSelf201610 Cloverfield LaneScreenplay2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTVSelf2014WhiplashWriter · Director · Original Film Writer2013Grand PianoWriter2013Cold Comes the NightThanks2013He's Way More Famous Than YouThanks2013The Last Exorcism Part IIWriter2013WhiplashDirector · Writer2010Guy and Madeline on a Park BenchDrumming Instructor (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Editor · Production Supervisor · Director of Photography · Songs · Producer2009BeeswaxPost Production Assistant