Person
Robert Eggers
Directing · Born 1983-07-07 · 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.
Known for
Nosferatu
Director
The Witch
Director
The Lighthouse
Writer
The Northman
Producer
Werwulf
Writer
YellowBrickRoad
Costume Design
Labyrinth 2
Director
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
Self
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
Self
A Christmas Carol
Director
Filmography
- 2026WerwulfWriter
- 2024Nosferatu: An Inside LookSelf
- 2024NosferatuDirector
- 2023Art of Darkness: Making the Lighthouse
- 2022The NorthmanProducer
- 2021Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk HorrorSelf
- 2020The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy TaleSelf
- 2019The LighthouseWriter
- 2016The WitchDirector
- 2015CurtainProduction Design
- 2015BrothersDirector
- 2013Spirit CabinetProduction Design
- 2011The Five Stages of GriefProduction Design
- 2011Month to MonthCostume Design
- 2010YellowBrickRoadCostume Design
- 2009The Tell-Tale HeartDirector
- 2009Heartbreak HaikuCostume Designer
- 2007Hansel and GretelScreenplay
- —Labyrinth 2Director
- —A Christmas CarolDirector
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