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Darren Aronofsky
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn February 12, 1969 (56 years)
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Aronofsky then directed the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000), the romantic fantasy sci-fi drama The Fountain (2006), and the sports drama The Wrestler (2008), the latter of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He directed the psychological drama Black Swan(2010), earning him the Best Director. His later films include the biblical epic Noah (2014), the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the drama The Whale (2022). Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023) was produced and filmed exclusively for the Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on its 16K resolution screen.
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Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Aronofsky then directed the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000), the romantic fantasy sci-fi drama The Fountain (2006), and the sports drama The Wrestler (2008), the latter of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He directed the psychological drama Black Swan(2010), earning him the Best Director. His later films include the biblical epic Noah (2014), the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the drama The Whale (2022). Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023) was produced and filmed exclusively for the Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on its 16K resolution screen.
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Darren Aronofsky Filmography
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| 2021 | Welcome to Earth (TV Series) |
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| 2022 | Limitless with Chris Hemsworth (TV Series) |
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| 2006 | The Fountain · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | Below · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Supermarket Sweep · as Screenplay |
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| 2025 | Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | Limitless: Live Better Now (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Sabbath Queen · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Kindred (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Limitless with Chris Hemsworth (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Black Gold (2022) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Catch the Fair One · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Welcome to Earth (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Serendipity · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | One Strange Rock (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Zipper · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2002 |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream · as Visitor (uncredited) |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Scream Awards 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | Black Swan: Metamorphosis · as Self |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | Nieuwsuur (TV Series) · as Self - Regisseur |
| 2009 | Within the Ring · as Self |
| 2009 | The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2007 | Inside 'the Fountain': Death and Rebirth · as Himself |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated · as Self - Director Of 'requiem For A Dream' |
| 2006 | Edge of Outside · as Self |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Hollywood High · as Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Silenci? (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2001 | 3rd Annual Young Hollywood Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
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| 1996 | Phat Beach · as Second Unit Director |
| 1995 | Soldier Boyz · as Second Assistant Director |