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Neill Blomkamp

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn September 17, 1979 (46 years)
Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023).

Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley.

Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa.

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Known For

  • District 9
  • Elysium
  • Chappie
  • Gran Turismo
  • Ash
  • Rakka
  • Demonic
  • Zygote
  • Firebase
  • Oats Studios
  • Alive in Joburg
  • God: Serengeti
  • Cooking with Bill
  • God: City
  • The Escape
  • Kapture
  • Adam: The Prophet
  • Bad President: Oil Spill

Featured Videos

  • Neill Blomkamp On Casting Dev Patel
    Neill Blomkamp On Casting Dev PatelChappieBehind the Scenes
  • Neill Blomkamp On The Inspiration For The Film
    Neill Blomkamp On The Inspiration For The FilmElysiumBehind the Scenes
  • Alice Braga On Neill Blomkamp
    Alice Braga On Neill BlomkampElysiumBehind the Scenes

Neill Blomkamp Filmography

2021
Demonic · as Screenplay
2018
2017
2017
2017
Kapture · as Screenplay
2017
Zygote · as Screenplay
2017
God: Serengeti · as Screenplay
2017
Firebase · as Screenplay
2017
Cooking with Bill (TV Series)
2017
2016
2015
2013
2009
2006
2005
2004
2001
The Hire (TV Series)

2025
Ash · as Executive Producer
2021
2020
2017
Adam: The Mirror · as Executive Producer
2017
Cooking with Bill (TV Series)
2015
2013
2004

2009
District 9 · as Man With Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)

2023
2023
2023
2023
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2004
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee

2017
Oats Studios (TV Series) · as Written By
2005
Alive in Joburg · as Visual Effects
2001
3000 Miles to Graceland · as Lead Animator

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