John Sayles

Directing

John Sayles

Born September 28, 1950Schenectady, New York, USA87 credits

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Known For

The Gray House
3.9

The Gray House

TV

2026

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

Movie

2024

Poker Face
7.5

Poker Face

TV

2023

Algren
6.0

Algren

Movie

2021

Corona Film Club
5.0

Corona Film Club

Movie

2021

Texas Red
2.7

Texas Red

Movie

2021

Filmography

The Gray House
2026The Gray HouseWriterTV
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024John Sayles and Gregory Navaas ThemselfMovie
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas Chief HalTV
Algren
2021Algrenas SelfMovie
Corona Film Club
2021Corona Film Clubas SelfMovie
Texas Red
2021Texas Redas Governor Johnson (voice)Movie
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fias SelfMovie
Them That Work
2019Them That Workas SelfMovie
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
2019Sonora: The Devil’s HighwayWriterMovie
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the BigfootExecutive ProducerMovie
The Umbrella
2016The Umbrellaas Pastor JimMovie
Elsie Hooper
2016Elsie HooperExecutive ProducerMovie
Dr. Del
2016Dr. DelWriterMovie
Talents
2015TalentsExecutive ProducerMovie
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influenceas SelfMovie
That Guy Dick Miller
2014That Guy Dick Milleras SelfMovie
Go for Sisters
2013Go for SistersWriterMovie
The Normals
2012The Normalsas Dr. MarxMovie
Casting By
2012Casting Byas SelfMovie
Corman's World
2011Corman's Worldas Self - FilmmakerMovie
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011The Story of Film: An Odysseyas SelfTV
Amigo
2011AmigoDirectorMovie
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywoodas SelfTV
Great Directors
2009Great Directorsas SelfMovie
In the Electric Mist
2009In the Electric Mistas Michael GoldmanMovie
The Toe Tactic
2009The Toe Tacticas CramdenMovie
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Pressas SelfMovie
My Mexican Shivah
2007My Mexican ShivahExecutive ProducerMovie
A
2007Alligator Authoras SelfMovie
Honeydripper
2007Honeydripperas ZekeMovie
Edge of Outside
2006Edge of Outsideas SelfMovie
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United Statesas SelfMovie
Silver City
2004Silver CityDirectorMovie
Tell Them Who You Are
2004Tell Them Who You Areas SelfMovie
Casa de los Babys
2003Casa de los BabysDirectorMovie
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’Movie
Sunshine State
2002Sunshine Stateas Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)Movie
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000DirectorMovie
A Constant Forge
2000A Constant Forgeas SelfMovie
W
2000When It Was a Game 3as Self (voice)Movie
Girlfight
2000Girlfightas Science TeacherMovie
Limbo
1999LimboDirectorMovie
Little Saints
1999Little SaintsExecutive ProducerMovie
I
1998Independent Focusas SelfTV
Men with Guns
1998Men with GunsDirectorMovie
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas SelfMovie
Scene by Scene
1997Scene by Sceneas SelfTV
Gridlock'd
1997Gridlock'das Cop #1Movie
Lone Star
1996Lone StarDirectorMovie
Piranha
1995PiranhaStoryMovie
Baseball
1994Baseballas SelfTV
My Life's in Turnaround
1994My Life's in Turnaroundas Marginal producerMovie
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994The Secret of Roan InishDirectorMovie
Matinee
1993Matineeas BobMovie
Passion Fish
1992Passion Fishas Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)Movie
Malcolm X
1992Malcolm Xas FBI AgentMovie
Straight Talk
1992Straight Talkas Guy GirardiMovie
City of Hope
1991City of Hopeas CarlMovie
Little Vegas
1990Little Vegasas MikeMovie
Shannon's Deal
1990Shannon's Dealas Ronnie NashTV
Breaking In
1989Breaking InWriterMovie
Untamagiru
1989Untamagiruas US High CommissionerMovie
La fine della notte
1989La fine della notteas WayneMovie
Mountain View
1989Mountain ViewDirectorMovie
Shannon's Deal
1989Shannon's DealWriterMovie
Eight Men Out
1988Eight Men Outas Ring LardnerMovie
Matewan
1987Matewanas Hardshell PreacherMovie
Wild Thing
1987Wild ThingStoryMovie
Square One Television
1987Square One Televisionas Roy 'Lefty' CobbsTV
Unnatural Causes
1986Unnatural Causesas LloydMovie
Something Wild
1986Something Wildas Motorcycle CopMovie
T
1986The ChuckleHoundsWriterTV
Hard Choices
1985Hard Choicesas DonMovie
The Brother from Another Planet
1984The Brother from Another Planetas Man in BlackMovie
Baby It's You
1983Baby It's YouDirectorMovie
Lianna
1983Liannaas JerryMovie
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteWriterMovie
The Challenge
1982The ChallengeWriterMovie
The Howling
1981The Howlingas Morgue Attendant (uncredited)Movie
Alligator
1980AlligatorStoryMovie
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Battle Beyond the StarsStoryMovie
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980Return of the Secaucus Sevenas HowieMovie
The Lady in Red
1979The Lady in RedWriterMovie
Piranha
1978Piranhaas Army Sentry (uncredited)Movie
A
—An Ode to Mary JoMovie
Django Lives!
—Django Lives!WriterMovie
Grendel
—GrendelExecutive ProducerMovie