John Sayles
Directing
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Born: September 28, 1950 · Schenectady, New York, USA
Filmography (58)
TV
The Gray House
2026
WriterCreator
TV
Poker Face
2023
Actor: Chief Hal
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
2019
Writer
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019
Executive Producer
TV
The Alienist
2018
TeleplayConsulting Producer
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
Thanks
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Actor
Go for Sisters
2013
WriterEditor+1
Casting By
2012
Actor
Corman's World
2011
Actor: Self - Filmmaker
TV
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Actor
Amigo
2011
EditorDirector+1
TV
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
Actor
Great Directors
2009
Actor
In the Electric Mist
2009
Actor: Michael Goldman
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Screenplay
My Mexican Shivah
2007
Executive Producer
Honeydripper
2007
Actor: ZekeDirector+2
Silver City
2004
DirectorWriter+1
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
Actor
Casa de los Babys
2003
EditorDirector+1
Sunshine State
2002
Actor: Man who almost got…Director+2
A Constant Forge
2000
Actor
Girlfight
2000
Actor: Science TeacherExecutive Producer
Limbo
1999
DirectorWriter+1
Little Saints
1999
Executive Producer
Men with Guns
1998
DirectorWriter+1
Mimic
1997
Additional Writing
TV
Scene by Scene
1997
Actor
Gridlock'd
1997
Actor: Cop #1
Lone Star
1996
EditorDirector+1
Piranha
1995
Story
TV
Baseball
1994
Actor
Men of War
1994
Screenplay
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
ScreenplayDirector+1
Matinee
1993
Actor: Bob
Passion Fish
1992
Actor: Soap Opera Doctor …Writer+2
Malcolm X
1992
Actor: FBI Agent
Straight Talk
1992
Actor: Guy Girardi
City of Hope
1991
Actor: CarlDirector+2
TV
Shannon's Deal
1990
Actor: Ronnie NashWriter+1
Breaking In
1989
Writer
Eight Men Out
1988
Actor: Ring LardnerWriter+1
Matewan
1987
Actor: Hardshell PreacherDirector+1
Wild Thing
1987
ScreenplayStory
TV
Square One Television
1987
Actor: Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
Something Wild
1986
Actor: Motorcycle Cop
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
Screenplay
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
Actor: Man in BlackScreenplay+2
Baby It's You
1983
DirectorScreenplay
Lianna
1983
Actor: JerryEditor+2
The Challenge
1982
Writer
The Howling
1981
Actor: Morgue Attendant (…Screenplay
Alligator
1980
ScreenplayStory
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
StoryScreenplay
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
Actor: HowieWriter+2
The Lady in Red
1979
Writer
Piranha
1978
Actor: Army Sentry (uncre…Screenplay+1