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Scott Derrickson
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Scott Derrickson, born 16 July 1966 in Denver, is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He was educated at the University of Southern California, specifically at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and at Biola University. Derrickson has been working in film production since 1995 and is a member of the Writers Guild of America West. He practises Christianity and works primarily in the English language in his screenwriting and directing career, concentrating on film production across multiple roles.
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Denver, Colorado, USA
Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Sinister (2012), and The Black Phone (2021). He is also known for the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016) based on the Marvel Comics character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Derrickson, licensed under…
Known for
- Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone — Self2022
- Eli Roth's History of Horror — Self2018
- Doctor Strange: The Fabric of Reality — Self2017
- Doctor Strange: The Score-Cerer Supreme — Himself2017
- Hellraiser: Evolutions — Himself2015
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1966-07-16 ) July 16, 1966 (age 59) , Denver , Colorado , U.S.
- Education
- Biola University ( BA ), University of Southern California ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Film director film producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouses
- Joyce Ericsson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) Maggie Levin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Scott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- USC School of Cinematic Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Scott Derricson.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1966-07-16
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- Scott Derrickson
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Scott Derrickson
- social media followers
- 158292
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Sinister (2012), The Black Phone (2021), and its sequel, Black Phone 2 (2025). He is also known for the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016), based on the Marvel Comics character.
Early life
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