Director
Bryan Singer
Born 17 September 1965 · New York City, New York, USA
American director and producer who broke through with the neo-noir thriller The Usual Suspects (1995). His X-Men (2000) helped launch the modern superhero-film era. He was fired late in the shooting of Bohemian Rhapsody, and his career has been clouded by lawsuits alleging sexual assault.
Key films
Public Access (1993)
His feature debut, a co-winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize that brought him wider attention.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Twisty neo-noir thriller that earned him critical acclaim and remains his best-known work.
X-Men (2000)
Helped set the template for the modern superhero blockbuster and launched a long film franchise.
X2 (2003)
Acclaimed sequel that expanded the X-Men saga and is often ranked among the best superhero films.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Queen biopic and his biggest commercial hit, though he was fired in the final weeks of filming.
Key awards
No major awards from the bodies listed above are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 55
- 1988Lion's DenDirector
- 1988Lion's Den · as MichaelActor
- 1993Public AccessDirector
- 1995The Usual SuspectsDirector
- 1995Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir · as SelfActor
- 1996Cannes Man · as SelfActor
- 1996Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man · as SelfActor
- 1998Apt PupilDirector
- 1998Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' · as SelfActor
- 2000X-MenDirector
- 2000X-Men: The Mutant Watch · as Self - DirectorActor
- 2000The Book That Wrote Itself · as Bryan SingerActor
- 2002Star Trek: Nemesis · as Kelly (uncredited)Actor
- 2002Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' · as SelfActor
- 2002Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette · as SelfActor
- 2002Pursuing the Suspects · as HimselfActor
- 2002Doin’ Time with The Usual Suspects · as HimselfActor
- 2003X2 · as Prison Security Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 2003X2Director
- 2003X2 Global Webcast Highlights · as SelfActor
- 2003X-Men: Premieres Around the World · as SelfActor
- 2003The Secret Origin of X-Men · as SelfActor
- 2003Requiem for Mutants: The Score of X2 · as SelfActor
- 2003The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 · as SelfActor
- 2003Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! · as HimselfActor
- 2003Evolution X - The Making of X-MenActor
- 2006Superman ReturnsDirector
- 2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman · as SelfActor
- 2006Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Science of Superman · as SelfActor
- 2006The Meltdown Memoirs · as HimselfActor
- 2006The Eighth Blunder of the World · as SelfActor
- 2008ValkyrieDirector
- 2008The Valkyrie Legacy · as SelfActor
- 2008Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound · as Self - Writer, Producer & Director, Superman ReturnsActor
- 2009The Shark Is Still Working · as SelfActor
- 2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers · as SelfActor
- 2009Official Rejection · as SelfActor
- 2009The Face is Familiar · as HimselfActor
- 2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story · as SelfActor
- 2011Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class · as SelfActor
- 2012Mockingbird LaneDirector
- 2012House: Swan Song · as 布莱恩·辛格Actor
- 2013Jack the Giant SlayerDirector
- 2013Milius · as SelfActor
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Man with Small Film Camera (uncredited)Actor
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastDirector
- 2014An Open Secret · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M · as SelfActor
- 2014Double Take: Xavier & Magneto · as SelfActor
- 2016X-Men: ApocalypseDirector
- 2016David Blaine: Beyond Magic · as SelfActor
- 2018Bohemian RhapsodyDirector
- 2026MonumentDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.