FILM DIRECTOR

Newton Thomas Sigel

1955 - Today

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Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC (born August 1955; sometimes credited as Tom Sigel) is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with director Bryan Singer on films like The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, and the X-Men film franchise. He has also worked with filmmakers like Haskell Wexler, Mike Newell, David O. Russell, Terry Gilliam, Alan Ball, Robert Redford, and Nicolas Winding Refn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Newton Thomas Sigel has received more than 317,610 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Newton Thomas Sigel is the 1,691st most popular film director (down from 1,672nd in 2019), the 12,810th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,585th in 2019) and the 487th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 2.67

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Newton Thomas Sigel ranks 1,691 out of 2,041. Before him are Julia Ducournau, Wang Xiaoshuai, Mark Romanek, Greg Nicotero, Pamela Fryman, and Ramesh Sippy. After him are Rupert Sanders, Bruce LaBruce, Cédric Kahn, William Beaudine, Gary Rydstrom, and Espen Sandberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Newton Thomas Sigel ranks 594. Before him are Anthony Dod Mantle, Enith Brigitha, Michael Pollan, Pat Mastelotto, Janina Ochojska, and Steve Earle. After him are Gilles Brassard, Momir Rnić, Noureddine Bouyahyaoui, Sabina Berman, Gerhard Heer, and John Kricfalusi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Newton Thomas Sigel ranks 12,810 out of 20,380. Before him are Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Steve Earle (1955), Greg Nicotero (1963), Pamela Fryman (1959), Caldwell Esselstyn (1933), and Tampa Red (1903). After him are Joe DeLoach (1967), Jeff Gordon (1971), Gabourey Sidibe (1983), Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953), Patrick Volkerding (1966), and Mike Bantom (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Newton Thomas Sigel ranks 487. Before him are Kasi Lemmons (1961), Robert Eggers (1983), Kevin Lima (1962), Mark Romanek (1959), Greg Nicotero (1963), and Pamela Fryman (1959). After him are William Beaudine (1892), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Bill Pope (1952), Joseph Cedar (1968), Callie Khouri (1957), and John Francis Dillon (1884).

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Filmography

Bohemian Rhapsody
Director
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Oct 24th 20187.984 / 10
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
May 15th 20147.532 / 10
X-Men: Apocalypse
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After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
May 18th 20166.517 / 10