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David Lowery(IV)

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  • Director
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David Lowery at an event for Pete's Dragon (2016)
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David Lowery is an American writer and director. He is best known for The Green Knight (2021), Pete's Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and Pioneer (2011). He has been making movies since he was seven years old, but his first work to be widely seen was the short film A Catalog Of Anticipations (2008), which lead to his first feature film, St. Nick (2009).
BornDecember 26, 1980
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BornDecember 26, 1980
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    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 58 nominations total

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    Known for

    A Ghost Story (2017)
    A Ghost Story
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2017
    Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
    The Green Knight
    6.5
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2021
    John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
    Pete's Dragon
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2016
    Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
    The Old Man & the Gun
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Strawweight
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Catnap
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary (2026)
      Mother Mary
      5.4
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2026
    • An Almost Christmas Story (2024)
      An Almost Christmas Story
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Alexi Wasser in Messy (2024)
      Messy
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Smell of Money (2022)
      The Smell of Money
      8.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • The Cathedral (2021)
      The Cathedral
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
      The Green Knight
      6.5
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • Anna Cobb in We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021)
      We're All Going to the World's Fair
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Nicole Beharie in Miss Juneteenth (2020)
      Miss Juneteenth
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Marin Ireland in Light from Light (2019)
      Light from Light
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Rupert Friend, Bella Heathcote, and Jack Reynor in Strange Angel (2018)
      Strange Angel
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone in Never Goin' Back (2018)
      Never Goin' Back
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Person to Person (2017)
      Person to Person
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Minor Setback
      5.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Listen Up Philip (2014)
      Listen Up Philip
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Boycrazy at the Drug Store
      4.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2009

    Director

    • City of Ghosts
      • Director
      • Production Unknown
      • TV Series
    • Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary (2026)
      Mother Mary
      5.4
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • Jude Law, Kerry Condon, Nick Frost, and Alia Shawkat in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • An Almost Christmas Story (2024)
      An Almost Christmas Story
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Jude Law, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Ever Anderson, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Alexander Molony in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
      Peter Pan & Wendy
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Sylvia Hoeks in Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love (2022)
      Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
      The Green Knight
      6.5
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • Dig Up My Darling (2021)
      Dig Up My Darling
      6.5
      Short
      • Director (segment "Dig Up My Darling")
      • 2021
    • The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)
      The Year of the Everlasting Storm
      5.7
      • Director (segment "Dig Up My Darling")
      • 2021
    • Cinema Toast (2021)
      Cinema Toast
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
      The Old Man & the Gun
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Rupert Friend, Bella Heathcote, and Jack Reynor in Strange Angel (2018)
      Strange Angel
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Breakthrough (2015)
      Breakthrough
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • A Ghost Story (2017)
      A Ghost Story
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jacques Colimon and Dean Lofton in Until We Could (2014)
      Until We Could
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Editor

    • Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary (2026)
      Mother Mary
      5.4
      • Editor
      • 2026
    • Sylvia Hoeks in Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love (2022)
      Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love
      7.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
      The Green Knight
      6.5
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • A Ghost Story (2017)
      A Ghost Story
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Baby Mary (2014)
      Baby Mary
      6.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Kate Lyn Sheil in Empire Builder (2014)
      Empire Builder
      6.0
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Cork's Cattlebaron (2013)
      Cork's Cattlebaron
      6.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
      Upstream Color
      6.5
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Clean
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Nor'easter (2012)
      Nor'easter
      5.1
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Sun Don't Shine (2012)
      Sun Don't Shine
      6.0
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Hellion (2012)
      Hellion
      6.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Universal Squadrons (2011)
      Universal Squadrons
      3.8
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Uncertain, TX (2011)
      Uncertain, TX
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Knife (2011)
      Knife
      7.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
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    Videos9

    Burning Questions With 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    Clip 3:31
    Burning Questions With 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    How Jude Law Embodies Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    Clip 1:46
    How Jude Law Embodies Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    How Jude Law Embodies Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    Clip 1:46
    How Jude Law Embodies Captain Hook in 'Peter Pan & Wendy'
    Why 'Wendy' Is a Live-Action Peter Pan We Actually Want
    Clip 3:58
    Why 'Wendy' Is a Live-Action Peter Pan We Actually Want
    'A Ghost Story' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Clip 2:18
    'A Ghost Story' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
    Official Trailer
    Messy
    Trailer 1:35
    Messy

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • David Patrick Lowery
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • December 26, 1980
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • Spouse
      • Augustine FrizzellOctober 10, 2010 - present
    • Parents
        Mark Lowery
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