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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.
BornJuly 17, 1961
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BornJuly 17, 1961
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      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
    5.8
    • 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
    Jason Statham in Wild Card (2015)
    Wild Card
    5.6
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director



    • Bride Hard
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Fortitude
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Raider
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • The Manour
      • Director (attached)
      • Pre-production
    • Lifeform
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • The Legend Hunters (2025)
      The Legend Hunters
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Old Guy (2024)
      Old Guy
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Boundless (2022)
      Boundless
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jason Isaacs, Xueqi Wang, and Hannah Quinlivan in Skyfire (2019)
      Skyfire
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Antonio Banderas in Gun Shy (2017)
      Gun Shy
      4.1
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Connie Nielsen, Thomas Kretschmann, and Dominic Cooper in Stratton (2017)
      Stratton
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jason Statham in Wild Card (2015)
      Wild Card
      5.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2015
    • Nicolas Cage in Stolen (2012)
      Stolen
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, and Jason Statham in The Expendables 2 (2012)
      The Expendables 2
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Mechanic (2011)
      The Mechanic
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Cape (2011)
      The Cape
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
      Human Target
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Man (2007)
      The Man
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Split Decision (2006)
      Split Decision
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • When a Stranger Calls (2006)
      When a Stranger Calls
      5.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2006

    Producer



    • The Manour
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Dali
      • producer
      • In Production



    • Old Guy (2024)
      Old Guy
      5.2
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2024
    • Antonio Banderas in Gun Shy (2017)
      Gun Shy
      4.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Eliza Dushku and Adam Rayner in The Saint (2017)
      The Saint
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)
      Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
      3.8
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Billy the Kid (2015)
      Billy the Kid
      7.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The Cape (2011)
      The Cape
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
      Human Target
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Revolution
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • The Man (2007)
      The Man
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Kimberly Elise and Jennifer Finnigan in Close to Home (2005)
      Close to Home
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • Harry Green and Eugene (2004)
      Harry Green and Eugene
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Colin Salmon and Mark Valley in Keen Eddie (2003)
      Keen Eddie
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003–2004
    • Josh Hartnett in Black Hawk Down (2001)
      Black Hawk Down
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2001

    Actor



    • The Mechanic (2011)
      The Mechanic
      6.5
      • Dean's Impaled Henchman (uncredited)
      • 2011

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    "You Owe Me"
    "You Owe Me"
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    "You Owe Me"
    "Not So Good for Your Side"
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    "Not So Good for Your Side"
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 17, 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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