Sam Esmail

Born:September 17, 1977

Place of Birth:Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Known For:Directing

Biography

Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022).

Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society.

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Sam Esmail

Filmography

Acting

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Leave the World Behind

Capt. Esmail (uncredited)

2023

Production

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Leave the World Behind

Director

2023

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Comet

Writer

2014