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Adam Somner(1967-2024)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Adam Somner was born on 21 March 1967 in London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for One Battle After Another (2025), Licorice Pizza (2021) and War Horse (2011). He was married to Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro. He died on 27 November 2024 in Studio City, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1967
DiedNovember 27, 2024(57)
BornMarch 21, 1967
DiedNovember 27, 2024(57)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 11 wins & 11 nominations total

Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another (2025)
One Battle After Another
7.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2025
Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Christine Ebersole, Bradley Cooper, Harriet Sansom Harris, Maya Rudolph, Nate Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Benny Safdie, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza
7.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2021
Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)
War Horse
7.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2011
Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln
7.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2012

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another (2025)
    One Battle After Another
    7.6
    • first assistant director
    • 2025
  • Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan in Blitz (2024)
    Blitz
    6.2
    • first assistant director
    • 2024
  • The Smile: Friend of a Friend (2024)
    The Smile: Friend of a Friend
    7.1
    Music Video
    • first assistant director
    • 2024
  • Thom Yorke in The Smile: Wall of Eyes (2023)
    The Smile: Wall of Eyes
    7.5
    Music Video
    • first assistant director
    • 2023
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
    7.4
    Short
    • first assistant director
    • 2023
  • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    7.5
    • first assistant director
    • 2023
  • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    7.1
    • first assistant director
    • 2021
  • Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Christine Ebersole, Bradley Cooper, Harriet Sansom Harris, Maya Rudolph, Nate Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Benny Safdie, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza (2021)
    Licorice Pizza
    7.1
    • first assistant director
    • 2021
  • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    Ford v Ferrari
    8.1
    • first assistant director
    • 2019
  • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    7.4
    • first assistant director
    • 2018
  • Justin Timberlake: Filthy (2018)
    Justin Timberlake: Filthy
    6.6
    Music Video
    • first assistant director
    • 2018
  • Timothy Hutton, Andrea Piedimonte Bodini, Nicola Di Chio, Nicolas Vaporidis, Guglielmo Favilla, Cherise Silvestri, and Giuseppe Bonifati in All the Money in the World (2017)
    All the Money in the World
    6.8
    • first assistant director: UK
    • 2017
  • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
    The Post
    7.2
    • first assistant director
    • 2017
  • Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread (2017)
    Phantom Thread
    7.4
    • first assistant director
    • 2017
  • Haim, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, and Este Haim in Haim: Little of Your Love (2017)
    Haim: Little of Your Love
    6.9
    Music Video
    • first assistant director
    • 2017

Producer

  • Disclosure Day (2026)
    Disclosure Day
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 2026
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another (2025)
    One Battle After Another
    7.6
    • produced by
    • 2025
  • Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan in Blitz (2024)
    Blitz
    6.2
    • producer
    • 2024
  • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    7.5
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Christine Ebersole, Bradley Cooper, Harriet Sansom Harris, Maya Rudolph, Nate Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Benny Safdie, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza (2021)
    Licorice Pizza
    7.1
    • produced by
    • 2021
  • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    Ford v Ferrari
    8.1
    • co-producer
    • 2019
  • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
    The Post
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread (2017)
    Phantom Thread
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Sareum Srey Moch in First They Killed My Father (2017)
    First They Killed My Father
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
    The BFG
    6.3
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015)
    Bridge of Spies
    7.6
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
    Exodus: Gods and Kings
    6.0
    • co-producer
    • 2014
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)
    Inherent Vice
    6.6
    • executive producer
    • 2014

Additional Crew

  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    Madame Sousatzka
    6.6
    • assistant to location manager
    • 1988
  • Vanessa Redgrave in Consuming Passions (1988)
    Consuming Passions
    5.5
    • runner
    • trainee
    • 1988
  • Duet for One (1986)
    Duet for One
    6.7
    • key production runner
    • 1986
  • Strong Medicine (1986)
    Strong Medicine
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • key production runner
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Adam
  • Born
    • March 21, 1967
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 27, 2024
    • Studio City, California, USA(thyroid cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro? - November 27, 2024 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Bosco Somner
  • Relatives
    • Mark Somner(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He worked on different functions on 16 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Gladiator (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), Munich (2005), There Will Be Blood (2007), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Revenant (2015), The Post (2017), Phantom Thread (2017), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Licorice Pizza (2021), West Side Story (2021) and Adam Somner. OF those, Gladiator (2000) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) are winners in the category.
  • Trademark
    Frequently worked with Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott and Paul Thomas Anderson.

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