Gus Van Sant
Known for Directing · 53 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-24 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Gus Van Sant Jr. · 거스 밴 샌트
Biography
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures.
His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix.
He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (47)
Psycho
1998
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
My Own Private Idaho
1991
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Gus Van Sant
Zeroville
2019
as Film Archive Curator
Finding Forrester
2000
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as Himself (uncredited)
Mala Noche
1987
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
The Trainer
2024
as Gus Van Sant
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
as Willamette Week Editor
The Canyons
2013
as Dr. Campbell
Last Days
2005
as Phone Voice (voice)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
Paranoid Park
2007
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
as Self (interview)
Made in the USA
1993
as Self
Illegal Civilization 3
2018
as Self
Strange Parallel
1998
as Self
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
Psycho Path
2000
as Self - Director
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
as Self
In the Mood for Doyle
2007
as Self
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016
as Self
At the Video Store
2019
as Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
as Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
as Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
1998
as himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991
as Self
Guns on the Clackamas
1995
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
2004
as Himself
Saltlake Van Sant
2003
as Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
2011
as Self
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
1987
The Making of Last Days
2004
as Himself
About Cinema
2015
as Self
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
2005
as Self
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
Making Paranoid Park
2008
Two Films, One Legacy
2011
Andy by Gus
2023
Ain't It Funny
2017
as Dad
Junior
1988
as Himself
Nightmare Typhoon
as Gus
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
2018
About Elephant
2003
as Self
About Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcul… With 53 credits spanning from 1987 to 2024, Gus Van Sant has appeared in 47 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gus Van Sant Movies
- Psycho (1998) — as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
- My Own Private Idaho (1991) — as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) — as Gus Van Sant
- Zeroville (2019) — as Film Archive Curator
- Finding Forrester (2000) — as Library Assistant (uncredited)
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