Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide.

Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015).

Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. This was followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which was critically lauded but financially unsuccessful. His next projects were Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Both films were critically and commercially successful, with the former earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

Denis Villeneuve is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026), Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert (2025), Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022), Directors on Directors (2021), La Course Destination Monde (1988), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), Dune: Part Two (2024). The recorded credits span 1953 to 2026, including 17 movies and 12 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.