Director

Damien Chazelle

January 19, 1985 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022).

For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020).

Notable work

7.9
La La Land (2016)
Writer and Director
8.4
Whiplash (2014)
Writer and Director
7
First Man (2018)
Director
7.3
Babylon (2022)
Writer and Director
4.7
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
Writer
6
Grand Piano (2013)
Writer
7.8
Whiplash (2013)
Director and Writer

Often works with

J.K. Simmons
3 titles together
La La Land, Whiplash, Whiplash
Ryan Gosling
2 titles together
La La Land, First Man
Olivia Hamilton
2 titles together
La La Land, First Man
Nate Lang
2 titles together
Whiplash, Whiplash
C.J. Vana
2 titles together
Whiplash, Whiplash

Full filmography · 10

Hollywood Babylon
cast
2025
Babylon
Writer and Director
20227.3
First Man
Director
20187
La La Land
Writer and Director
20167.9
Whiplash
Writer and Director
20148.4
Grand Piano
Writer
20136
The Last Exorcism Part II
Writer
20134.7
Whiplash
Director and Writer
20137.8
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
as Drumming Instructor (uncredited) and Writer and Director
20105.4