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Sam Esmail

Sam Esmail

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 17, 1977 (48)
Birthplace Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Nov 06, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 directe ... d 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

2023

as Capt. Esmail (uncredited)

Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

2023

Director

Comet

Comet

2014

Director

Deep Down in Florida

Deep Down in Florida

2004

Director

Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

2023

Producer

Risk

Risk

2017

Executive Producer

The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie

The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie

2016

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Mr. Robot

as Man in Mirror (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Mr. Robot

as Man on Train (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Mr. Robot

as Inmate (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Mr. Robot

as Customer (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Mr. Robot

as Henchman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Mr. Robot

as Self - Creator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

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