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Simon West(I)

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Simon West
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Simon West is a British born and Hollywood based film director and producer. His films include CON AIR starring Nicholas Cage, "THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER" starring John Travolta and "LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER" starring Angelina Jolie. West is the only live action director ever whose first three 3 films all grossed over $100m at the US box office.

West also served as an executive producer on the Oscar nominated BLACK HAWK DOWN. He will be reteaming with BLACK HAWK DOWN writer Ken Nolan to direct THUNDER RUN based on the book "Thunder Run" written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Zucchino. His television company has produced acclaimed series such as Fox's "KEEN EDDIE", the CBS series "CLOSE TO HOME", Fox's "HUMAN TARGET" and the NBC series "THE CAPE".

West directed the action-packed remake of "THE MECHANIC" starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster and "THE EXPENDABLES 2" starring almost every action star in the movie world. This film grossed over $300m in worldwide box office.
Born1961
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  • Awards
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John Travolta and Simon West in The General's Daughter (1999)
Simon West in The General's Daughter (1999)
Simon West in The Mechanic (2011)
Peter Menzies Jr. and Simon West in When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Camilla Belle and Simon West in When a Stranger Calls (2006)
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Known for:

Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
5.7
  • Director
  • 2001
John Travolta in The General's Daughter (1999)
The General's Daughter
6.4
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1999
Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
Con Air
6.9
  • Director
  • 1997
Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston, and Josh Lucas in Stolen (2012)
Stolen
5.5
  • Director
  • 2012

Credits

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Director

  • The Manour
    • Director (attached)
    • Pre-production
  • Bride Hard
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Old Guy
    • Director
    • In Production
  • Quillen
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Boundless (2022)
    Boundless
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • The Legend Hunters (2021)
    The Legend Hunters
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Jason Isaacs, Xueqi Wang, and Hannah Quinlivan in Skyfire (2019)
    Skyfire
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Antonio Banderas in Gun Shy (2017)
    Gun Shy
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Connie Nielsen, Thomas Kretschmann, and Dominic Cooper in Stratton (2017)
    Stratton
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Jason Statham in Wild Card (2015)
    Wild Card
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2015
  • Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston, and Josh Lucas in Stolen (2012)
    Stolen
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Liam Hemsworth in The Expendables 2 (2012)
    The Expendables 2
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Jason Statham in The Mechanic (2011)
    The Mechanic
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The Cape (2011)
    The Cape
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
    Human Target
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • The Man (2007)
    The Man
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Split Decision
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • When a Stranger Calls (2006)
    When a Stranger Calls
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2006
  • Kimberly Elise and Jennifer Finnigan in Close to Home (2005)
    Close to Home
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Producer

  • Dali
    • producer
    • In Production
  • The Manour
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • Antonio Banderas in Gun Shy (2017)
    Gun Shy
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Eliza Dushku and Adam Rayner in The Saint (2017)
    The Saint
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)
    Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Billy the Kid (2015)
    Billy the Kid
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Cape (2011)
    The Cape
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
    Human Target
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Revolution
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • The Man (2007)
    The Man
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Kimberly Elise and Jennifer Finnigan in Close to Home (2005)
    Close to Home
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Harry Green and Eugene (2004)
    Harry Green and Eugene
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Colin Salmon and Mark Valley in Keen Eddie (2003)
    Keen Eddie
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Black Hawk Down (2001)
    Black Hawk Down
    • executive producer
    • 2001

Actor

  • Jason Statham in The Mechanic (2011)
    The Mechanic
    • Dean's Impaled Henchman (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Simon West - Director's Reel
Demo Reel 4:01
Simon West - Director's Reel
"You Owe Me"
Clip 0:47
"You Owe Me"
"Not So Good for Your Side"
Clip 1:00
"Not So Good for Your Side"
The Mechanic: Extended Convoy Clip
Clip 1:39
The Mechanic: Extended Convoy Clip

Personal details

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  • Born
    • 1961
    • Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Directed Rick Astley video "Never gonna give you up". (1987)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    "Black Hawk Down" (2001) was originally the idea of West who urged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to obtain the rights of the book with a view to directing it himself. However, West abandoned the project to direct "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001). Ridley Scott then directed "Black Hawk Down" (2001).
  • Quotes
    Making a film is like trying to pass a handful of water between a thousand people. By the time the last person receives it you are lucky if there is still one drop left of the original idea.

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