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David Michôd

David Michôd

Highest Rated: 94% Animal Kingdom (2010)

Lowest Rated: 48% War Machine (2017)

Birthday: Nov 30, 1972

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

David Michôd was born on November 30, 1972. As native of Sydney, Australia, he attended Sydney Grammar School before his family moved to Melbourne, where he studied at University of Melbourne. Michôd's involvement with film started in 2000 when he wrote the script for a comedic short film called "Noise." His directorial career began with his own shorts, beginning with "Ezra White, LL.B." (2006). Over the next few years, he continued to write and direct short films such as "Crossbow" (2007), "Spider" (2007), and "Netherland Dwarf" (2008). In 2010, Michôd directed his first full-length feature film, "Animal Kingdom." Loosely based on Melbourne's infamous 1988 Walsh Street police shooting, "Animal Kingdom" starred fellow Australians Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver. The film was a massive international critical success and earned the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the Best Picture Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards, and multiple acting nominations for Weaver. Following this success, Michôd co-wrote an American indie film, a dark comedy called "Hesher" (2010) staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman. Michôd's own next feature, "The Rover," arrived in 2014. The film paired Michôd and Pearce once again, along with "Twilight" (2008) leading man Robert Pattinson. The futuristic western premiered out of competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shark Writer - 2021
71% 84% The King Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2019
48% 34% War Machine Director,
Screenwriter
- 2017
67% 51% The Rover Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$1.1M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Captain Dead Body (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 71% Bear Screenwriter - 2011
55% 61% Hesher Screenwriter $382.9K 2010
94% 83% Animal Kingdom Director,
Screenwriter
$1.0M 2010
No Score Yet 27% Crossbow Director,
Writer
- 2007

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 88% Animal Kingdom Executive Producer 2016-2019 2021-2022
95% 97% Mr Inbetween Peter (Character) 2018-2019
84% 82% Catch-22 Executive Producer,
Writer
2019
58% 78% Flesh and Bone Director 2015