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Dan Trachtenberg

Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 11, 1981 (44 years)
Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American filmmaker and podcast host.

He is best known for directing the films 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Prey (2022), the former earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021), the latter of which he also served as an executive producer.

Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show podcast and a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast, all hosted at Revision3. He directed the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled "Playtest," and various television commercials and public service announcements.

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Known For

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Prey
  • Predator: Badlands
  • Predator: Killer of Killers
  • The Boys
  • Black Mirror
  • Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
  • Portal: No Escape
  • BlackBoxTV Presents

Featured Videos

  • Dan Trachtenberg
    Dan Trachtenberg10 Cloverfield LaneBehind the Scenes
  • J.J. Abrams, Dan Trachtenberg, And Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    J.J. Abrams, Dan Trachtenberg, And Mary Elizabeth Winstead10 Cloverfield LaneBehind the Scenes

Dan Trachtenberg Filmography

2025
2025
2021
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2019
The Boys (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2024
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2023
2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards · as Self - Winner
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self
2015
IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self
2007
The Totally Rad Show (TV Series) · as Self - Host
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self

2025
Predator: Badlands · as Story
2025
2022
Prey · as Story

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