Gus Van Sant

Personal Info

Birthday

July 24, 1952

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Gus Van Sant Jr.

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Gus Van Sant

Biography

Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest.

Known For

Portlandia

Psycho

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

My Own Private Idaho

Finding Forrester

The Canyons

The Trainer

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Filmography

2024
The Trainer
as Gus Van Sant
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as Himself
2023
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
as Self (interview)
2019
At the Video Store
as Self
Zeroville
as Film Archive Curator
2018
Illegal Civilization 3
as Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Willamette Week Editor
2016
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
as Self
2015
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
as Self
About Cinema
as Self
2013
The Canyons
as Dr. Campbell
2012
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
as Self
A Special Day
as Self
2011
The Advocate for Fagdom
as Self
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
2008
Critic
as Self
2007
In the Mood for Doyle
as Self
Paranoid Park
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
as Self
2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
2005
Last Days
as Phone Voice (voice)
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
as Self
2004
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
as Himself
The Making of Last Days
as Himself
2003
Saltlake Van Sant
as Self
About Elephant
as Self
2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Gus Van Sant
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
2000
Finding Forrester
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
Psycho Path
as Self - Director
1998
Psycho
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Strange Parallel
as Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
as himself
1993
Made in the USA
as Self
1991
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
as Self
My Own Private Idaho
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
1989
Drugstore Cowboy
as Himself (uncredited)
1988
Junior
as Himself
1987
Mala Noche
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)