Rupert Wainwright
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Rupert Wainwright is an English film
and television director
, writer, and actor.
Wainwright was born in Cotswolds
, UK and started his film career in the 1980s as an actor. While in his twenties, gained some notoriety for a short film called Open Window.
, Blank Check
and The Sadness of Sex, and The Fog
, Both of which were rated #1 at the box office. The Fog
was rated as one of the worst movies of the 2000's by Rotten Tomatoes. According to IMDb in October 2010, Rupert has two films in development, including Waco, a film based on the Waco siege
in 1993. It will star Giovanni Ribisi
as David Koresh
, as well as Adrien Brody
and Kurt Russell
.
He was featured in Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker
in February 2010.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, writer, and actor.
Wainwright was born in Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, UK and started his film career in the 1980s as an actor. While in his twenties, gained some notoriety for a short film called Open Window.
Feature films
Wainwright has directed several feature films, including: StigmataStigmata (film)
Stigmata is a 1999 supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Patricia Arquette as a hairdresser from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who is afflicted with the stigmata after acquiring a rosary formerly owned by a deceased Italian priest who himself suffered from the phenomena...
, Blank Check
Blank Check (film)
Blank Check is a 1994 film directed by Rupert Wainwright, starring Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, Tone Lōc, Michael Lerner and James Rebhorn and released by Walt Disney Pictures.-Plot:...
and The Sadness of Sex, and The Fog
The Fog (2005 film)
The Fog is a 2005 horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair and Maggie Grace. It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name, but this time made more in the vein of a "teen horror film" .Both Carpenter and Debra Hill The Fog is a 2005 horror film...
, Both of which were rated #1 at the box office. The Fog
The Fog (2005 film)
The Fog is a 2005 horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair and Maggie Grace. It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name, but this time made more in the vein of a "teen horror film" .Both Carpenter and Debra Hill The Fog is a 2005 horror film...
was rated as one of the worst movies of the 2000's by Rotten Tomatoes. According to IMDb in October 2010, Rupert has two films in development, including Waco, a film based on the Waco siege
Waco Siege
The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located east-northeast of Waco,...
in 1993. It will star Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...
as David Koresh
David Koresh
David Koresh , born Vernon Wayne Howell, was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself to be its final prophet. Howell legally changed his name to David Koresh on May 15, 1990. A 1993 raid by the U.S...
, as well as Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist . Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so...
and Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
.
Television
Wainwright has directed two TV pilots for CBS and Fox networks, a TV movie for ABC and Warner Bros, and a Reality Pilot for History Channel.He was featured in Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker
Millionaire Matchmaker
Millionaire Matchmaker is a television series produced by Bravo and presented by Patti Stanger. Stanger founded the Beverly Hills-based "Millionaire's Club" in 2000 to cater to wealthy men looking for partners...
in February 2010.