Adam Somner

ProducerDirectingCrewActorProduction Jan 1 (died age 57) London, England, UK 1985–2026 (41 year career)

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Biography

Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid can…

Known For

Film

Gladiator

Second Assistant Director

Film

The Wolf of Wall Street

Co-Producer

Film

The Revenant

First Assistant Director

Film

Ready Player One

Executive Producer

Film

Ford v Ferrari

Executive Producer

Film

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Third Assistant Director

Film

There Will Be Blood

Assistant Director

Film

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

First Assistant Director

Filmography

Acting (5)

Movies (5)

Blitz

2024

as Station Inspector

6.0

Licorice Pizza

2021

as Tiny Toes Photographer

7.0

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6

The Path to Redemption

2006

as Self

8.0

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

as Self

7.3

Crew (105)

Movies (101)

Disclosure Day

2026 Upcoming

Executive Producer

Jun 10

One Battle After Another

2025

First Assistant Director

7.4

One Battle After Another

2025

In Memory Of

7.4

One Battle After Another

2025

Producer

7.4

Blitz

2024

First Assistant Director

6.0

Blitz

2024

Producer

6.0

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

First Assistant Director

7.5

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

Executive Producer

7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

First Assistant Director

7.4

Poison

2023

First Assistant Director

6.9

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

First Assistant Director

7.2

The Swan

2023

First Assistant Director

6.8

The Rat Catcher

2023

First Assistant Director

6.6

Licorice Pizza

2021

First Assistant Director

Licorice Pizza

Producer

West Side Story

Executive Producer

West Side Story

First Assistant Director

Ford v Ferrari

Executive Producer

Ford v Ferrari

First Assistant Director

Ready Player One

Executive Producer

Ready Player One

First Assistant Director

The Post

Executive Producer

The Post

First Assistant Director

Phantom Thread

Executive Producer

Phantom Thread

First Assistant Director

7.3

All the Money in the World

2017

First Assistant Director

6.5

HAIM / Valentine

2017

First Assistant Director

7.0

First They Killed My Father

2017

Executive Producer

7.4

First They Killed My Father

2017

First Assistant Director

The BFG

Co-Producer

The Revenant

First Assistant Director

Bridge of Spies

Executive Producer

Bridge of Spies

First Assistant Director

7.2

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

Co-Producer

5.9

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

First Assistant Director

Inherent Vice

Executive Producer

Inherent Vice

First Assistant Director

6.5

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

Co-Producer

8.0

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

First Assistant Director

Lincoln

Co-Producer

Lincoln

First Assistant Director

The Master

Executive Producer

The Master

First Assistant Director

7.1

Loom

2012

First Assistant Director

5.5

Rango

2011

First Assistant Director

6.9

Rango

2011

Production Manager

6.9

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Associate Producer

6.9

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

First Assistant Director

War Horse

Co-Producer

War Horse

First Assistant Director

Unstoppable

Co-Producer

Unstoppable

First Assistant Director

6.6

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

First Assistant Director

There Will Be Blood

Assistant Director

Lions for Lambs

First Assistant Director

6.0

War of the Worlds

2005

First Assistant Director

6.5

Munich

2005

First Assistant Director

Man on Fire

Assistant Director

Johnny English

First Assistant Director

6.3

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

First Assistant Director

6.0

Seabiscuit

2003

First Assistant Director

7.1

Black Hawk Down

2001

Second Unit First Assistant Director

7.4

Spy Game

2001

Second Assistant Director

6.9

Just Visiting

2001

Second Assistant Director

4.8

Hannibal

2001

Second Assistant Director

6.8

Zoe

2001

First Assistant Director

3.0

Gladiator

2000

Second Assistant Director

8.2

The Mummy

1999

Second Assistant Director

7.0

The Avengers

1998

Second Assistant Director

4.4

Event Horizon

1997

Second Assistant Director

6.6

G.I. Jane

1997

Second Assistant Director

6.5

101 Dalmatians

1996

Second Assistant Director

5.9

White Squall

1996

Second Assistant Director

6.3

Mary Reilly

1996

Second Assistant Director

5.8

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

1994

Second Assistant Director

6.3

The Jungle Book

1994

Second Second Assistant Director

6.0

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

Second Assistant Director

6.0

Shadowlands

1993

Second Unit First Assistant Director

6.9

Son of the Pink Panther

1993

Second Assistant Director

4.6

A Foreign Field

1993

Second Assistant Director

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992

Assistant Director

6.3

City of Joy

1992

Third Assistant Director

6.6

Ruby Cairo

1992

Second Assistant Director

4.9

The Power of One

1992

Second Assistant Director

7.5

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991

Third Assistant Director

6.9

The Old Man and the Sea

1990

Third Assistant Director

6.3

The Russia House

1990

Third Assistant Director

6.1

Treasure Island

1990

Second Unit First Assistant Director

6.6

Havana

1990

Third Assistant Director

5.8

Nuns on the Run

1990

Assistant Location Manager

5.9

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990

Third Assistant Director

5.9

Memphis Belle

1990

Third Assistant Director

6.7

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

Third Assistant Director

7.8

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

Third Assistant Director

6.3

Henry V

1989

Third Assistant Director

7.1

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Production Runner

7.5

Madame Sousatzka

1988

Assistant Location Manager

6.9

Consuming Passions

1988

Production Runner

8.0

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Production Runner

Duet for One

Production Runner

Strong Medicine

Production Runner

Television (4)

The Hunger

1997

Second Assistant Director

6.0

The Governor

1995

Second Assistant Director

7.0

The Wanderer

1994

Second Assistant Director

7.0

MacGyver

1985

Second Assistant Director

7.7