Sylvain White
French film director (born 1971)
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::summary French film director (born 1971) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Sylvain White |
| image | Sylvain White at WonderCon 2010 2.JPG |
| caption | White at WonderCon 2010 |
| yearsactive | 1998–present |
| alma_mater | Pomona College |
| occupation | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Paris, France |
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| name = Sylvain White | image = Sylvain White at WonderCon 2010 2.JPG | imagesize = | caption = White at WonderCon 2010 | yearsactive = 1998–present | alma_mater = Pomona College | occupation = | website = | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France
Sylvain White (born 21 December 1971) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Filmmaker Sylvain White was born and raised in Paris, France.
At 18 he attended the university of La Sorbonne then earned a scholarship to go to film school in Los Angeles. After graduating with honors in both film production and media studies, a series of award-winning short films led him to direct a spectrum of music videos and commercials in the US, Europe and Japan.
He debuted feature film Stomp the Yard, at number one in the US for Sony. He went on to direct the action comedy The Losers, starring Chris Evans, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldaña. He wrote and directed the French murder mystery The Mark of the Angels, starring Gérard Depardieu, and followed by directing the theatrical summer horror film Slender Man for Sony.
White has also directed episodes on television series such as Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, Billions, Justified, The Americans, The Terminal List, Amazing Stories, CSI, Hawaii Five-0, The Following, Person of Interest, Major Crimes and Sleepy Hollow.
Filmography
Short films
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| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quiet | ||
| 2013 | Bring the Love Back | ||
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Films
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| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Trois 3: The Escort | Credited as "Skav One" | ||
| 2006 | I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | |||
| 2009 | Walled In | |||
| 2010 | The Losers | |||
| 2013 | The Mark of the Angels – Miserere | |||
| 2018 | Slender Man | |||
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Television
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| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | 1 episode |
| 2012–2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Covert Affairs | 1 episode |
| 2013–2014 | Person of Interest | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | 1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | The Originals | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Following | 1 episode |
| 2015–2017 | Major Crimes | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Scorpion | 1 episode |
| Empire | ||
| 2016 | Sleepy Hollow | |
| Rush Hour | ||
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | |
| MacGyver | ||
| 2017–2018 | The Americans | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. | 1 episode |
| Station 19 | ||
| 2019–2021 | The Rookie | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Strange Angel | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | |
| Fargo | 2 episodes | |
| 2020–2022 | The Umbrella Academy | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Billions | 1 episode |
| Bel-Air | ||
| The Terminal List | 2 episodes | |
| Reasonable Doubt | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | All American: Homecoming | |
| Justified: City Primeval | ||
| For All Mankind | ||
| 2023–24 | Fargo | 2 episodes |
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References
References
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