Biography
Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Director
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Swiss Army Man (2016) — Director
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Legion (2017) — Director
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024) — Director
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Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020) — Director
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Interesting Ball (2014) — Director
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Broomshakalaka (2013) — Director
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Possibilia (2014) — Director
- My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating (2011) — Director
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Pockets (2012) — Director
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Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020) — Director
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Dogboarding (2011) — Director
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Swingers (2009) — Director
- Puppets (2011) — Director
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Tides of the Heart (2009) — Director
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Happy Holidays (2010) — Director
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Infomercials (2009) — Director
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The Pound Hole (2015) — Director
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Your Boyfriend's Funeral (2010) — Director
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Balance (2009) — Director
- Untitled Daniels Event Film (2027) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Interesting Ball (2014) — Daniel
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
- My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating (2011)
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Swingers (2009) — Jon Favreau
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (2022) — Self
- Puppets (2011)
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Tides of the Heart (2009)
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Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Self
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Balance (2009) — Boy
- Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work (2018) — Self