Joel Coen

Joel Coen

  • Birthday: 1954-11-29
  • Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Also know as: Roderick Jaynes

Biography

American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards. The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).  Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.

Filmography

The Coen Brothers

2000

As Self

Minnesota Nice

2003

As Self

A Special Day

2012

As Self

Is This Water?

2020

As Himself (voice)

Spies Like Us

1985

As Drive-In Security

Crimewave

1985

As Reporter at execution (uncredited)

Darkman

1990

As Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

Production

Eight

1998

As Thanks

The Way of Folk

2016

As Thanks

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Director

Barton Fink

1991

As Director

Fargo

1996

As Director

Miller's Crossing

1990

As Director

Raising Arizona

1987

As Director

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

As Director

Burn After Reading

2008

As Director

The Ladykillers

2004

As Director

Blood Simple

1984

As Director

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Director

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Director

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

As Director

A Serious Man

2009

As Director

True Grit

2010

As Director

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Director

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Director

Paris Je T'aime

2006

As Director

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

As Director

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Director

World Cinema

2007

As Director

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Editor

Barton Fink

1991

As Editor

Burn After Reading

2008

As Editor

The Ladykillers

2004

As Editor

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Editor

A Serious Man

2009

As Editor

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Editor

Fargo

1996

As Editor

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Editor

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Editor

Blood Simple

1984

As Editor

The Evil Dead

1981

As Assistant Editor

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

As Editor

True Grit

2010

As Editor

Burn After Reading

2008

As Producer

The Ladykillers

2004

As Producer

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Producer

A Serious Man

2009

As Producer

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Producer

True Grit

2010

As Producer

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Producer

Down from the Mountain

2001

As Producer

Bad Santa

2003

As Executive Producer

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

As Producer

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

As Producer

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

As Executive Producer

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

As Screenplay

Fargo

1996

As Screenplay

Barton Fink

1991

As Screenplay

Raising Arizona

1987

As Screenplay

Miller's Crossing

1990

As Screenplay

The Big Lebowski

1998

As Writer

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

As Screenplay

Burn After Reading

2008

As Screenplay

The Ladykillers

2004

As Screenplay

Crimewave

1985

As Writer

No Country for Old Men

2007

As Screenplay

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

As Screenplay

A Serious Man

2009

As Writer

True Grit

2010

As Screenplay

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009

As Original Story

Gambit

2012

As Writer

Unbroken

2014

As Screenplay

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Writer

Hail, Caesar!

2016

As Writer

Bridge of Spies

2015

As Writer

Suburbicon

2017

As Writer

Scarface

0000

As Screenplay

The Jesus Rolls

2019

As Characters

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

As Screenplay

Paris Je T'aime

2006

As Writer

Dark Web

0000

As Writer

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

As Screenplay

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Writer

Blood Simple

1984

As Writer

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

As Writer

World Cinema

2007

As Writer

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