Bryan Singer
Biography
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American director, producer and writer. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed, as well as multiple television series.
After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer directed his first short film, Lion's Den (1988). On the basis of that film, he received financing for his next film, Public Access (1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995). He followed this with another thriller, Apt Pupil (1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King novella about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal.
In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as X-Men (2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn Award for Best Director, its sequel X2 (2003), and Superman Returns (2006). He then directed the World War II historical thriller Valkyrie (2008), co-wrote/co-produced X-Men: First Class (2011), and directed the fantasy adventure film Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), as well as two more X-Men films, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Singer also directed the Queen biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), although he was fired during the last weeks of filming.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Ian McKellen 4
- Halle Berry 3
- Hugh Jackman 3
- James Marsden 3
- Nicholas Hoult 3
- Patrick Stewart 3
- Anna Paquin 2
- Bill Nighy 2
Awards and nominations
- 2011 Sitges Grand Honorary Award
- 2007 Saturn Award for Best Director
- 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
- 2004 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Nominated
- 2001 Nebula Award for Best Script Nominated
- 2001 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Nominated
- 1996 BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated
- 1996 César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated
- 1993 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
The career in numbers
- US$ 1.2 bi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
- US$ 3.7 bi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 107 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
- US$ 373 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
- 6.9 Average rating from 10 film(s) with data
- 3.2× Return on investment from 10 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monument
|
2026 | — | — | — |
Bohemian Rhapsody
|
2018 | US$ 52 mi | US$ 911 mi | 8.0 |
X-Men: Apocalypse
|
2016 | US$ 178 mi | US$ 544 mi | 6.5 |
X-Men: Days of Future Past
|
2014 | US$ 250 mi | US$ 748 mi | 7.5 |
Jack the Giant Slayer
|
2013 | US$ 195 mi | US$ 198 mi | 5.9 |
Mockingbird Lane
|
2012 | — | — | 6.4 |
Valkyrie
|
2008 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 200 mi | 7.0 |
Superman Returns
|
2006 | US$ 223 mi | US$ 391 mi | 5.8 |
X2
|
2003 | US$ 110 mi | US$ 408 mi | 7.0 |
X-Men
|
2000 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 296 mi | 7.0 |
Apt Pupil
|
1998 | US$ 14 mi | US$ 9 mi | 6.5 |
The Usual Suspects
|
1995 | US$ 6 mi | US$ 23 mi | 8.2 |
Public Access
|
1993 | — | — | 5.8 |
Lion's Den
|
1988 | US$ 16,000 | — | 4.7 |
