Robert Eggers
Known for
Directing
Born
July 7, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker. After working for years as a production designer, he became known for writing and directing the period horror films The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019) and Nosferatu (2024), as well as co-writing and directing the Viking action film The Northman (2022). Noted for his attention to historical period detail, his films often incorporate elements of folklore and mythology.
Best known work
The Witch
2016
The Lighthouse
2019
The Northman
2022
Nosferatu
2024
YellowBrickRoad
2010
Brothers
2015
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
2021
Curtain
2015
The Tell-Tale Heart
2009
Hansel and Gretel
2007Filmography
TBA
Untitled Labyrinth SequelDirector, Writer
TBA
A Christmas CarolDirector, Producer, Screenplay
TBA
Romeo and JulietDirector, Producer, Screenplay
2026
WerwulfWriter, Director, Producer
2024
Nosferatu: An Inside Lookas Self
2024
NosferatuDirector, Producer, Writer
2023
2022
The NorthmanProducer, Director, Writer
2021
2020
2019
The LighthouseWriter, Producer, Director
2016
The WitchWriter, Director
2015
CurtainProduction Design
2015
BrothersDirector, Writer
2013
Spirit CabinetProduction Design
2011
The Five Stages of GriefProduction Design, Costume Designer
2011
Month to MonthCostume Design
2010
YellowBrickRoadCostume Design
2009
The Tell-Tale HeartDirector, Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design
2009
Heartbreak HaikuCostume Designer
2007
Hansel and GretelCostume Design, Director, Screenplay, Production Design, Editor