8.3
TV
Directing
Sam Esmail
- Born
- (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 24 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
8.3
TV
7.0
Movie
Backrooms
6.4
Movie
Leave the World Behind
6.6
Movie
Comet
6.9
TV
Homecoming
4.7
Movie
Mockingbird
6.6
TV
The Resort
6.8
TV
Gaslit
6.6
Movie
Risk
6.7
TV
Briarpatch
5.7
TV
Angelyne
7.0
TV
Golden Globe Awards
8.7
Movie
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
6.8
Movie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
7.8
Movie
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
9.5
Movie
Deep Down in Florida
8.0
Movie
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Movie
Famous
Acting credits 6
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind Film | Capt. Esmail (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc Film | Self - Creator Mr. Robot |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot TV | Man on Train (uncredited), Man in Mirror (uncredited), Inmate (uncredited), Customer (uncredited), Henchman (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee (1 ep) |
Crew credits 20
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Famous Film | Producer |
| TBA | Tesseract Film | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
| TBA | Astronaut Down Film | Producer |
| 2027 | The Hole Film | Producer |
| 2027 | Panic Carefully Film | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2026 | Backrooms Film | Thanks |
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind Film | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
| 2022 | The Resort TV | Executive Producer (8 ep) |
| 2022 | Angelyne TV | Executive Producer (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Gaslit TV | Executive Producer (8 ep) |
| 2020 | Briarpatch TV | Executive Producer (10 ep) |
| 2018 | Homecoming TV | Director, Executive Producer, Creator (6 ep) |
| 2017 | Risk Film | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie Film | Executive Producer, Writer |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot TV | Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator (45 ep) |
| 2014 | Comet Film | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | Mockingbird Film | Story |
| 2006 | Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy Film | Editor |
| 2004 | Deep Down in Florida Film | Director |
| 2002 | The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special Film | Producer |