Dan Trachtenberg
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Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American filmmaker and podcast host.[2] He is best known for directing the films 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Prey (2022), the former earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.[3] In 2019, he directed the pilot episode of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys, and in 2021 directed the pilot episode of the Peacock series The Lost Symbol, on which he also served as an executive producer.
Dan Trachtenberg | |
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Born | (1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Temple University |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, podcast host |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse |
Priscilla Hernandez (m. 2011) |
Children | 1[1] |
Website | dantrachtenberg |
Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show podcast and was a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast. All three programs were hosted at Revision3. He also directed the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled "Playtest" and has directed various television commercials and public service announcements. He is currently developing a TV series adaptation of the 1995 film Waterworld.