Timur Bekmambetov

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

June 25, 1961 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan]

Also Known As

  • Timur Bekmambetov
  • Timur Bekmambetow
  • Тимур Бекмамбетов
  • Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov

Timur Bekmambetov

Biography

Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (Russian: Тимур Нуруахитович Бекмамбетов, pronounced [tʲɪˈmur nʊrʊɐˈxʲitəvʲɪt͡ɕ bʲɪkmɐmˈbʲetəf]; Kazakh: Темір Нұрбақытұлы Бекмамбетoв, romanized: Temır Nūrbaqytūly Bekmambetov; born 25 June 1961) is a Kazakh-born Russian film director, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic Night Watch (2004) and the action thriller Wanted (2008), as well as for the pioneering screenlife films Unfriended (2015), Searching (2018) and Profile (2018). According to Fast Company, he founded Baselevs, a production company that earned a spot among the 2021 World's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Video.

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Known For

Acting

Directing