
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
January 23, 1974 (52 years old)
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Derek Cianfrance
Biography
Derek M. Cianfrance (/ˈsiːənfræns/; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between Oceans, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder, and Abraham Marder.
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Known For
Acting
Directing

Roofman
Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
2025

Exhibiting Forgiveness
Producer
2024

Sound of Metal
Story, Executive Producer
2020

I Know This Much Is True
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
2020

The Light Between Oceans
Director, Screenplay, Writer
2016

The Place Beyond the Pines
Director, Story, Screenplay
2013

Blue Valentine
Director, Writer
2010

