Sam Esmail

Sam Esmail

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Born 1977-09-17 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1
Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acc...
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Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022).

Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society.

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Known For

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The Resort poster
The Resort
as Executive Producer
2022-07-28
Angelyne poster
Angelyne
as Executive Producer
2022-05-19
Gaslit poster
Gaslit
as Executive Producer
2022-04-24
Briarpatch poster
Briarpatch
as Executive Producer
2020-02-06
Homecoming poster
Homecoming
as Director, Executive Producer
2018-11-01
Mr. Robot poster
Mr. Robot
as Man in Mirror (uncredited)
2015-06-24
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014-02-25
Golden Globe Awards poster
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944-01-20

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