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Sean Gullette

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Sean Gullette
The 1998 surrealist psychological thriller stars Sean Gullette as a mathematician who becomes obsessed with searching for patterns in the universe as part of a quest for meaning.
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Award-winning director, screenwriter, producer, and actor Sean Gullette first won international recognition when he co-wrote and played the lead role in PI, directed by longtime collaborator Darren Aronofsky (re-released by A24 in 2023.) He has since played principal and supporting roles in some twenty films (including Arnold in Requiem for a Dream) and series.

His first feature film as writer-director, 'Traitors' -- about Malika, the frontwoman of an all-girl punk rock band in Tangier, Morocco who gets into hot water with some drug smugglers -- made its world premiere at the Venice film festival, where it won a Special Mention, and screened in competition at Stockholm, Marrakech, Dubai, Tribeca and the Gijon Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.

Sean developed and executive produced the documentary series 'Black Gold' with Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa, TIME Studios and Paramount +. He directed the episodes "Manson Girls" and "Generation Woodstock," for the landmark ABC-TV series '1969' and will executive produce and upcoming series from Part2 Pictures and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Seven Bucks.

Gullette is in development on Upland, from his script partly based on the novel by the late Nobel-prize winner Kenzaburo Oe. The announced cast will include Forrest Goodluck and Paul Sparks.

Also on his writer-director slate is Tangier, a "dark sexy thriller series" formerly cast with Kristin Scott Thomas and Jeremy Irons. and has written and directed TV commercials, TV and web content for ABC-TV, MTV, VH1 and Viacom.

He is a screenwriter who has worked with directors including Darren Aronosky, Olivier Megaton and Tom Donahue, and producers including Sarah Green, Audrey Rosenberg, and Alexandra Milchan.

Outside of film, Gullette lives in New York and part time in Tangier, where he founded The 212 Society, a US non-profit which supports cultural and educational projects in Morocco. Gullette's essays, journalism and fiction have been published in magazines including The Face, Spy, Slate, Bidoun, Brill's Content, Gear, Entertainment Weekly, Nejma, and KGB magazine (which he founded as editor and publisher in 1991.) Gullette speaks fluent French and other languages.
BornJune 4, 1968
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      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Pi (1998)
    Pi
    7.3
    • Maximillian Cohen
    • 1998
    Traitors (2013)
    Traitors
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2013
    Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)
    Requiem for a Dream
    8.3
    • Arnold The Shrink
    • 2000
    Vincent D'Onofrio and Marisa Tomei in Happy Accidents (2000)
    Happy Accidents
    7.1
    • Mark
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Actor



    • See Me
      • Seamus
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Sight Unseen
      • Father Byrne
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Blue Ridge (2014)
      Blue Ridge
      5.7
      • Mr. Johnston
      • 2014
    • Zanj Revolution (2013)
      Zanj Revolution
      6.0
      • Vince
      • 2013
    • Rock the Casbah (2013)
      Rock the Casbah
      6.5
      • Jason
      • 2013
    • The Two Lives of Daniel Shore (2009)
      The Two Lives of Daniel Shore
      6.0
      • Henry Porter
      • 2009
    • Still Life
      • Everett
      • 2006
    • The Discipline of D.E. (2006)
      The Discipline of D.E.
      6.8
      Short
      • G.W. Arthur
      • 2006
    • The Situation (2006)
      The Situation
      6.3
      • Officer Martinez
      • 2006
    • Come to Daddy
      7.2
      Short
      • 2005
    • Edoardo Ballerini in A Year and a Day (2005)
      A Year and a Day
      7.3
      • Edwin
      • 2005
    • V.O.
      Short
      • Sonny Di Luzzia
      • 2005
    • Stolen Lives
      8.8
      Short
      • Brad McCallum
      • 2005
    • Voodoo Doll (2005)
      Voodoo Doll
      7.4
      Short
      • Pope
      • 2005
    • It's Cheaper to Kippah
      Short
      • Man
      • 2005
    • The Undeserved (2004)
      The Undeserved
      6.2
      • Wayne Hapgood
      • 2004
    • The Golddigger's Rush
      Short
      • Walker Vesson
      • 2004

    Director



    • Strong Girls
      • Director
      • In Production



    • 1969 (2019)
      1969
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Traitors (2013)
      Traitors
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Traitors (2011)
      Traitors
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011

    Writer



    • Sisters on Track (2021)
      Sisters on Track
      6.1
      • story consultant
      • 2021
    • Traitors (2013)
      Traitors
      6.3
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Thanksgiving (2004)
      Thanksgiving
      8.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • New York Stories (2003)
      New York Stories
      5.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Pi (1998)
      Pi
      7.3
      • story
      • voice over written by
      • 1998

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    PI trailer | A24 version
    Demo Reel 0:57
    PI trailer | A24 version
    Sean Gullette & Benoit Peverelli Work Reel
    Demo Reel 10:01
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    Sean Gullette & Benoit Peverelli Work Reel
    Demo Reel 10:01
    Sean Gullette & Benoit Peverelli Work Reel
    The Discipline of D.E.
    Full Movie 11:46
    The Discipline of D.E.
    Pi
    Trailer 0:27
    Pi

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      • June 4, 1968
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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      Founder of the non-profit 212 Society, which supports cultural and social projects in Tangier, Morocco.

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