Acting credits
6
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Sam Esmail
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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Movies: 10Series: 9Crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 1331163
IMDb ID: nm1322753
Known for: Directing
Born: September 17, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2027
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q20685410
Also known as
샘 에스마일 • 샘 이스마일
Other jobs
Executive Producer (7)Director (5)Editor (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sam Esmail.
Feb 25, 2027
Panic Carefully
Director
2027 Movie
6.4
Leave the World Behind
as Capt. Esmail (uncredited)
2023 Movie
6.6
Risk
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.8
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
10.0
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
as Self - Creator Mr. Robot
2016 Movie
6.7
Comet
Director
2014 Movie
4.7
Mockingbird
Story
2014 Movie
8.0
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Editor
2006 Movie
10.0
Deep Down in Florida
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
Producer
2002 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sam Esmail.
6.5
The Resort
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Angelyne
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Gaslit
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Briarpatch
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2020 Series
7.0
Homecoming
Director • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.3
Mr. Robot
as Man on Train (uncredited) • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series