Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1952-07-24 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Gus Van Sant
Biography
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
Filmography (46)
The Trainer
2024
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
Andy by Gus
2023
At the Video Store
2019
Zeroville
2019
Illegal Civilization 3
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
2018
Ain't It Funny
2017
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
About Cinema
2015
The Canyons
2013
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
