Sam Esmail

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1977-09-17 00:00:00
Birth Place:Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Known For:Directing
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Sam Esmail

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (40)

Kraftwerk - 0100-013-0-2005-0100
Kraftwerk - 0100-013-0-2005-0100
Role: Self2005
Once in a Lullaby
Once in a Lullaby
Role: Henchman (uncredited)2008
Exclusive Special ! Michael Jackson: 1,440 Hours in the Spotlight
Exclusive Special ! Michael Jackson: 1,440 Hours in the Spotlight
Role: Man in Mirror (uncredited)1987
Bennu's Journey
Bennu's Journey
Role: Man in Mirror (uncredited)2014
No Image
Gary Neville in Qatar
Role: Customer (uncredited)2020
No Image
A Última Fita
Role: Inmate (uncredited)2026
MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
Role: Man on Train (uncredited)1999
Son of the Navy
Son of the Navy
Role: Self - Nominee1940
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
Role: Capt. Esmail (uncredited)2023
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
Role: Man on Bench (Uncredited)2016
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Role: Self - Creator Mr. Robot2016
Famous
Famous
producer2026
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
screenplay2023
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
producer2023
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
director2023
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
editor2006
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
story2014
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
director2016
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
writer2016
Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
creator2015
The Accidental Spy
The Accidental Spy
executive producer2001
MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
writer1999
MJ & Friends: Live in Munich
MJ & Friends: Live in Munich
writer1999
MJ & Friends: Live in Munich
MJ & Friends: Live in Munich
director1999
Michael Jackson: El Rey del Pop
Michael Jackson: El Rey del Pop
writer2013
Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour
Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour
director1988
BBC Behind The Beat Special, Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour
BBC Behind The Beat Special, Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour
writer1988
HIStory on Film, Volume II - Side B
HIStory on Film, Volume II - Side B
writer2025
HIStory on Film, Volume II - Side B
HIStory on Film, Volume II - Side B
director2025
Comet
Comet
director2014
Comet
Comet
writer2014
Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully
director2027
Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully
producer2027
Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully
screenplay2027
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
executive producer2016
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
writer2016
Risk
Risk
executive producer2017
Deep Down in Florida
Deep Down in Florida
director2004
No Image
The Hole
producer2026
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
executive producer1984