Biography
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He currently runs the production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Isle of Dogs in 2018.
Directed
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — Director
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — Director
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) — Director
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Isle of Dogs (2018) — Director
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) — Director
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007) — Director
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) — Director
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) — Director
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Rushmore (1998) — Director
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Asteroid City (2023) — Director
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) — Director
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Bottle Rocket (1996) — Director
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The Phoenician Scheme (2025) — Director
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Hotel Chevalier (2007) — Director
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Poison (2023) — Director
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The Swan (2023) — Director
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The Rat Catcher (2023) — Director
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Castello Cavalcanti (2013) — Director
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) — Director
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Bottle Rocket (1993) — Director
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Cousin Ben Troop Screening (2012) — Director
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Do You Like to Read? (2012) — Director
- Untitled Wes Anderson Film — Director
Also appeared in
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Sing (2016) — Daniel (voice)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) — Stan Weasel (voice)
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) — Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice) (uncredited)
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Sing 2 (2021) — Additional Voices (voice)
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Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Self
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Friedkin Uncut (2018) — Self
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Trespassing Bergman (2013) — Self
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Always at The Carlyle (2018) — Self
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005) — Self
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) — Self
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On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' (2005) — Self / Director
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Fantastic Mr. Murray (2019) — Self interviewee (archive footage)
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This Is an Adventure (2005) — Self
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Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015) — Self / Director
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The Making of 'Rushmore' (2000) — Self
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Uncropped (2024) — Self
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With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson (2001) — Self
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The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008) — Self
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Fantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson (2020) — Self
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In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat (2020) — Self
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The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' (2010) — Self - Director
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Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. (2015) — Self
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James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice (2011) — Self
- James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty — Self
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Professor Goudet's Lessons (2013) — Self
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They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson (2006) — Himself
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Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life (2026) — Self
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Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026) — Self