Person Details

Birthday: 1954-11-29 21:17:11

Aliases: Roderick Jaynes , ジョエル・コーエン , Джоэл Коэн , 喬爾·科恩 , 조엘 데이비드 코엔 , Joel David Coen

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St Louis Park, Minnesota, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 99

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Jesse Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards. The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).  Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.

Most Famous Work

Fargo
Average
8

Fargo

(2014) Executive Producer
Fargo
Average
8

Fargo

(1996) Screenplay
No Country for Old Men
Average
8

No Country for Old Men

(2007) Screenplay
The Evil Dead
Average
7

The Evil Dead

(1981) Assistant Editor
The Big Lebowski
Average
8

The Big Lebowski

(1998) Writer
True Grit
Average
7

True Grit

(2010) Screenplay
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Average
7

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

(2000) Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Average
7

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

(2018) Screenplay

Acting

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Screenplay
2019 Characters
2018 Screenplay
2017 Writer
2016 Writer
2015 Writer
2014 Screenplay
2013 Writer
2012 Writer
2010 Screenplay
2009 Original Story
Writer
2008 Screenplay
2007 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
Writer
2006 Writer
2004 Screenplay
2003 Screenplay
2001 Screenplay
2000 Screenplay
1998 Writer
1996 Screenplay
1994 Writer
1991 Screenplay
1990 Screenplay
1987 Screenplay
1985 Writer
1984 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Editing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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