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  • BIRTH 17/09/1977
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 4
  • MOVIE 1
  • SHOWRUNNER 2
  • DIRECTOR 4
  • SCRIPT 5
  • PRODUCTION 3

Sam Esmail

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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

Shows (4)

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
Customer (uncredited) / Henchman (uncredited) / Inmate (uncredited) / Man in Mirror (uncredited) / Man on Train (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Self - Winner
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Movie

Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
Capt. Esmail (uncredited)

Showrunner (2)

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
Homecoming (2018)
Homecoming (2018)

Director (4)

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
(38 episodes)
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
Homecoming (2018)
Homecoming (2018)
(1 episode)
Comet
Comet

Script (5)

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot
(24 episodes)
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
Comet
Comet
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie

Production (3)

Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie
Risk
Risk