Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes was born on Aug 01, 1965 in UK. Sam Mendes's big-screen debut came with Little Voice directed by Mark Herman in 1998. Sam Mendes is known for 1917 directed by Sam Mendes, Dean-Charles Chapman stars as Lance Corporal Blake and George MacKay as Lance Corporal Schofield. Sam Mendes has got 64 awards and 75 nominations so far. The most recent award Sam Mendes achieved is Camerimage. The upcoming new movie Sam Mendes plays is Empire of Light which will be released on Dec 09, 2022.

Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old. Sam was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987. Afterwards, he directed Judi Dench in "The Cherry Orchard", for which he won a Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer. He then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed such productions as "Troilus and Cressida" with Ralph Fiennes and "Richard III". In 1992, he became artistic director of the reopened Donmar Warehouse in London, where he directed such productions as "The Glass Menagerie" and the revival of the musical "Cabaret", which earned four Tony Awards including one for Best Revival of a Musical. He also directed "The Blue Room" starring Nicole Kidman. In 1999, he got the chance to direct his first feature film, American Beauty (1999). The movie earned 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes, which is a rare feat for a first-time film director.