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Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Directing
01 Aug 1965 (60 years)
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Biography

Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg, Germany. In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 15 in their list of...

Also Known As

Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE, Samuel Alexander Mendes

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