Robert Eggers

Born: 07 July 1983

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Years Active: 2007-present

Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), The Northman (2022), and Nosferatu (2024). His films are all set before the 20th century and noted for their historical authenticity, as well as blending elements of horror, folklore, and mythology.

Robert Houston Eggers was born in New York City on July 7, 1983. He does not know his biological father. He and his mother Kelly Houston moved to Laramie, Wyoming, where she met and married Walter Eggers, an English literature professor at the University of Wyoming. The couple had twin sons named Max and Sam, who also became filmmakers. In 1990, the family relocated to Lee, New Hampshire, after Walter became a provost at the University of New Hampshire.

Eggers returned to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2001. He gained an interest in designing, directing, and theater while there, and would additionally show an interest in filmmaking by directing and designing short films. His childhood in New England often inspires his work; while writing his first feature film, he frequently visited the Plimoth Patuxet in Massachusetts. He later said that he still has family in Epping, New Hampshire.