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Todd Field

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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William Todd Field was born in Pomona, California, and began acting after graduating from high school in Portland, Oregon, where he was raised. A budding jazz musician as well, he skipped college in favor of a move east to New York to study acting. Once there, he began performing with the Ark Theatre Company as both an actor and musician.

Field subsequently won a role in Woody Allen's nostalgic Radio Days (1987). Then had an independent Spirit Award-nominated turn in'Victor Nunez (I)''s Sundance Film Festival Grand jury Prize-winner Ruby in Paradise (1993). He also starred in Nicole Holofcener's_Walking and Talking (1996)_ which won the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. Other credits include Scott Ziehl's_Broken Vessels (1998)_ in which Field starred and produced, and'Stanley Kubrick''s final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut (1999) in which he played the mysterious "Nick Nightingale".

In 1999, Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Field has a deceptive facade of all-American clean-cut looks that allows him to suggest a wide range of emotions and thoughts behind such a regular-guy appearance; in "Ruby in Paradise" he expressed such uncommon decency and intelligence you had to wonder how Ashley Judd's hardscrabble Ruby could ever have considered letting him get away. In "Eyes Wide Shut" he's the likable med school dropout turned saloon piano player, and in Broken Vessels he's an increasingly raging sociopath. In all these roles Field has the precious gift of being able to surprise you and to command your attention on screen."

However, it was precisely at this point in his career that Field decided to leave acting behind and try instead to make a name for himself as a writer/director.

His first film When I Was a Boy (1993) was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center as part of their New Directors/New Films series and was shown at the Museum of Modern Art.

His next film, Nonnie & Alex (1995) received both the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Best Film prize at the Aspen Film Festival. The film was honored with a special citation from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Field was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Award for Excellence from the AFI, one of the highest honors the institute ever bestows upon a filmmaker.

In 2001, Field made his feature writing/directing debut with In the Bedroom (2001), an intensely emotional portrayal of the repercussions of family tragedy on a New England couple. The film received five Academy Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, and Field was named both Screenwriter and Director of the year by the National Board of Review. Internationally acclaimed by critics, the film was named Best Picture of the Year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

In 2006, Field co-wrote and directed Little Children (2006). The film, starring Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson, won numerous awards from the nation's top critics associations including writing awards for Field and Perrotta. The movie received three Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture of the Year, and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
BornFebruary 24, 1964
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  • Nominated for 6 Oscars

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Todd Field, Union Station, Los Angeles, CA
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(L to R) Patrick Wilson & Todd Field on the set of Field's "Little Children"
Todd Field & Jennifer Connelly preparing for Field's Little Children
Todd Field & Kate Winslet discuss scene for Field's Little Children.
June 12, 2002 - Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA - 30TH AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. TRIBUTE TO TOM HANKS. FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER ALUMNI MEDAL PRESENTED TO TODD FIELD AT THE KODAK THEATRE HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND. TODD FIELD AND SERENA RATHBUN.
Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Todd Field in The Haunting (1999)
Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Alice Carter, John Scott Clough, and Todd Field in Gross Anatomy (1989)
Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Alice Carter, John Scott Clough, and Todd Field in Gross Anatomy (1989)
Matthew Modine, Christine Lahti, Daphne Zuniga, John Scott Clough, and Todd Field in Gross Anatomy (1989)
Todd Field and Blake Shields in New Port South (2001)
"EYES WIDE SHUT" TODD FIELD

Known for

Cate Blanchett in Tár (2022)
Tár
7.6
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2022
Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in Little Children (2006)
Little Children
7.5
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2006
Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
In the Bedroom
7.4
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2001
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut
7.5
  • Nick Nightingale
  • 1999

Credits

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Director

  • Purity
    • In Development
  • Cate Blanchett in Tár (2022)
    Tár
    • (directed by)
  • Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in Little Children (2006)
    Little Children
    • (directed by)
  • Carnivàle (2003)
    Carnivàle
  • Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
    In the Bedroom
    • (directed by)
  • Once and Again (1999)
    Once and Again
  • Jameson Baltes, Nolan Irwin, Travis Martin, and Heather Ramsey in Nonnie & Alex (1995)
    Nonnie & Alex
  • Ian Bohen and Justin Carmack in Delivering (1993)
    Delivering
    • (as William Field)
  • Jason D'Rion in The Tree (1993)
    The Tree
    • (as William Field)
  • When I Was a Boy
  • The Dog
  • Too Romantic

Writer

  • Purity
    • In Development
  • Cate Blanchett in Tár (2022)
    Tár
  • Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in Little Children (2006)
    Little Children
  • Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
    In the Bedroom
  • Ian Bohen and Justin Carmack in Delivering (1993)
    Delivering
    • (as William Field)
  • Jason D'Rion in The Tree (1993)
    The Tree
    • (as William Field)
  • Too Romantic

Actor

  • Ron Perlman, Craig Sheffer, and Svetlana Metkina in The Second Front (2005)
    The Second Front
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
    Aqua Teen Hunger Force
    • (voice)
  • Rip It Off (2001)
    Rip It Off
  • New Port South (2001)
    New Port South
  • Once and Again (1999)
    Once and Again
  • Net Worth (2001)
    Net Worth
  • Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
    Stranger Than Fiction
  • Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
    The Haunting
  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Eyes Wide Shut
  • Paula Marshall and Jeremy Piven in Cupid (1998)
    Cupid
  • Broken Vessels (1998)
    Broken Vessels
  • Farmer & Chase (1997)
    Farmer & Chase
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
  • Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber, and Catherine Keener in Walking and Talking (1996)
    Walking and Talking
  • Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
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TÁR Official Trailer
Demo Reel 2:33
TÁR Official Trailer
Little Children Official Trailer
Demo Reel 1:38
Little Children Official Trailer
'Tár' Extended Interviews: Cate Blanchett, Todd Field, Nina Hoss, & Sophie Kauer
Clip 11:38
'Tár' Extended Interviews: Cate Blanchett, Todd Field, Nina Hoss, & Sophie Kauer
Only Cate Blanchett Could Star as 'Tár'
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Only Cate Blanchett Could Star as 'Tár'
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:26
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Trailer [EN]
Trailer 2:26
Trailer [EN]
The Second Front
Trailer 2:08
The Second Front
Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
Trailer 1:33
Stranger Than Fiction (2000)
Ruby In Paradise
Trailer 0:32
Ruby In Paradise
Eyes Wide Shut
Trailer 1:03
Eyes Wide Shut
Broken Vessels
Trailer 1:07
Broken Vessels

Personal details

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    • February 24, 1964
    • Pomona, California, USA
    • Serena RathbunJuly 25, 1986 - present (4 children)
    • Henry Field
    • Bo Goldman
    • Sally Field(Not Related)
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    Directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Kate Winslet, Jackie Earle Haley, and Cate Blanchett.
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    When I was a child, I was obsessed with the great conjurers. Not the guys that made an elephant disappear. People like Cardini...the magic, small, intimate, inches away. That's what interests me about film. It's the small moments. Not achieving larger than life status.
    • His films tend to depict the dark side of small town USA and/or small, suburban-like communities.

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