Examining the Greatest Directorial Debuts in Film History - From Steven Spielberg to Jordan Peele - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Name Known for
Quinn Avallon's primary photo Quinn Avallon Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer Ruby's Dad (2021)
Noah Baumbach's primary photo Noah Baumbach Self Self See fewer White Noise (I) (2022)
Humphrey Bogart's primary photo Humphrey BogartSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Casablanca (1942)
Steve Buscemi's primary photo Steve Buscemi Self Self See fewer Fargo (1996)
Timothée Chalamet's primary photo Timothée Chalamet Self Self See fewer Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Charles Chaplin's primary photo Charles ChaplinSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Great Dictator (1940)
Joel Coen's primary photo Joel Coen Self Self See fewer The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Chris Cooper's primary photo Chris Cooper Self Self See fewer Adaptation. (2002)
Kevin Costner's primary photo Kevin Costner Self Self See fewer The Postman (1997)
Colin Farrell's primary photo Colin Farrell Self Self See fewer The Lobster (2015)
Beanie Feldstein's primary photo Beanie Feldstein Self Self See fewer Booksmart (2019)
Ralph Fiennes's primary photo Ralph Fiennes Self Self See fewer The Constant Gardener (2005)
Henry Fonda's primary photo Henry FondaSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 12 Angry Men (1957)
Peter Gallagher's primary photo Peter Gallagher Self Self See fewer American Beauty (1999)
Greta Gerwig's primary photo Greta Gerwig Self Self See fewer Barbie (I) (2023)
Terry Gilliam's primary photo Terry Gilliam Self Self See fewer Brazil (1985)
Brendan Gleeson's primary photo Brendan Gleeson Self Self See fewer The Guard (2011)
William Randolph Hearst's primary photo William Randolph HearstSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Zander the Great (1925)
Lucas Hedges's primary photo Lucas Hedges Self Self See fewer Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Harvey Keitel's primary photo Harvey Keitel Self Self See fewer Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Keegan-Michael Key's primary photo Keegan-Michael Key Self Self See fewer Keanu (2016)
Charles Laughton's primary photo Charles LaughtonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Spike Lee's primary photo Spike Lee Self Self See fewer Do the Right Thing (1989)
Sidney Lumet's primary photo Sidney LumetSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 12 Angry Men (1957)
Michael Madsen's primary photo Michael Madsen Self Self See fewer The Hateful Eight (2015)
Herman J. Mankiewicz's primary photo Herman J. MankiewiczSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Citizen Kane (1941)
Martin McDonagh's primary photo Martin McDonagh Self Self See fewer In Bruges (2008)
Frances McDormand's primary photo Frances McDormand Self Self See fewer Fargo (1996)
Laurie Metcalf's primary photo Laurie Metcalf Self Self See fewer Lady Bird (2017)
Jordan Peele's primary photo Jordan Peele Self Self See fewer Nope (2022)
Robert Redford's primary photo Robert Redford Self Self See fewer The Natural (1984)
Alain Resnais's primary photo Alain ResnaisSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Saoirse Ronan's primary photo Saoirse Ronan Self Self See fewer Hanna (2011)
Tim Roth's primary photo Tim Roth Self Self See fewer Rob Roy (1995)
Odeya Rush's primary photo Odeya Rush Self Self See fewer Lady Bird (2017)
Steven Soderbergh's primary photo Steven Soderbergh Self Self See fewer Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Kevin Spacey's primary photo Kevin Spacey Self Self See fewer L.A. Confidential (1997)
James Spader's primary photo James Spader Self Self See fewer The Blacklist (2013)
Steven Spielberg's primary photo Steven Spielberg Self Self See fewer Schindler's List (1993)
Quentin Tarantino's primary photo Quentin Tarantino Self Self See fewer Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Elizabeth Taylor's primary photo Elizabeth Taylor Self Self See fewer Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
François Truffaut's primary photo François TruffautSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Day for Night (1973)
Orson Welles's primary photo Orson WellesSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Citizen Kane (1941)
Bradley Whitford's primary photo Bradley Whitford Self Self See fewer Get Out (I) (2017)