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Also Known As Samuel Alexander Mendes • Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes
Born August 1, 1965 (age 61) • Reading • England
Awards And Honors Tony Awards (2019) • Academy Award (2000) • Academy Award (2000): Directing • Golden Globe Award (2020): Best Director - Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2000): Best Director - Motion Picture • Tony Award (2019): Best Direction of a Play • Tony Award (2019): Best Play • Tony Award (2010): Best Play • Tony Award (2003): Best Play • Tony Award (2000): Best Revival of a Play
Notable Works “1917” • “Away We Go” • “Empire of Light” • “Revolutionary Road” • “Skyfall” • “Spectre” • “The Ferryman” • “The Lehman Trilogy”
Notable Family Members spouse Kate Winslet
Married To Kate Winslet (2003–2010) • Alison Balsom (2017–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Toast of London" (2015)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Away We Go" (2009) • "American Beauty" (1999) • "Road to Perdition" (2002) • "1917" (2019) • "Jarhead" (2005) • "Revolutionary Road" (2008) • "Spectre" (2015) • "Skyfall" (2012)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "1917" (2019)

Top Questions

When was Sam Mendes born?
Sam Mendes was born on August 1, 1965.
Where was Sam Mendes born?
Sam Mendes was born in Reading, England, United Kingdom.
Is Sam Mendes married?
Alison Balsom (2017–present), Kate Winslet (2003–2010)

Photos

Sam Mendes stands smiling in a dark pinstripe suit and white shirt, wearing a red poppy pin, with hands in his pockets in front of a Skyfall backdrop.
Sam Mendes smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark suit jacket and white shirt at the Germany premiere of the James Bond movie Skyfall.
Jane Burnham, played by Thora Birch, sits on the floor using a device while Angela Hayes, played by Mena Suvari, lies on a bed looking over her shoulder in a scene from American Beauty.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler in Revolutionary Road leans against a coffee machine in an office, wearing a gray suit and holding a cup, looking pensive.
Christoph Waltz as Blofeld sits beside Lea Seydoux as Madeleine in a brightly lit room, both appearing serious, in a scene from the 2015 film Spectre.
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Mike Nichols, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, stands smiling at a podium with a star-shaped award in front of him at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Mike Nichols
American director
Kevin Spacey, wearing a tuxedo, stands onstage smiling and speaking at a microphone during the 2017 British Academy Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills.
Kevin Spacey
American actor
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
Stephen Daldry smiles while posing for a portrait against a plain dark background, wearing a denim jacket over a light sweater.
Stephen Daldry
English film and theater director
Robert Redford as Bill McKay stands at a microphone in a suit and striped tie, with a large campaign poster of himself in the background, in the film The Candidate.
Robert Redford
American actor and director
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
English actor
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Michael Grandage
English theater director
Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him.
Elia Kazan
American director and author
Bob Fosse with a beard and open-collared shirt, looking to the side in a black and white publicity still from the film All That Jazz.
Bob Fosse
American choreographer and director
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall, wearing a black cap and dark fur-trimmed cloak, standing against a plain background.
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
Audrey Hepburn poses with her head resting on her hand, wearing a red coat with white buttons and a white poodle applique, against a textured gray background.
Audrey Hepburn
Belgian-born British actress
Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.
Tim Rice
English lyricist
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
English actor, director, writer, and humanitarian
Tony Richardson stands indoors, leaning with one arm on a surface, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, looking directly at the camera in this 1977 black-and-white portrait.
Tony Richardson
British director and producer
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
Helen Mirren smiles on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, wearing a yellow gown and an ornate emerald and diamond necklace with matching earrings.
Helen Mirren
British actress
Sir Ian McKellen smiling, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and patterned scarf at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in London.
Ian McKellen
British actor

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