Michael Dougherty

ProductionWriterProducerActorDirector Oct 28 (age 51) Columbus, Ohio, USA 1994–2024 (30 year career)

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Biography

Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small. Beginning his career as an animator and illustrator, Dougherty’s animated work was featured on MTV, Nickelodeon, and a line of "twisted" greeting cards published by NobleWorks. He then co-wrote the blockbuster films X2 and Superman Returns before making his directorial debut with the horror comedy Trick ‘r Treat (2009). Dou…

Known For

Film

Godzilla vs. Kong

Story

Film

X2

Surgeon

Film

X-Men: Apocalypse

Story

Film

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

Film

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Consulting Producer

Film

Trick 'r Treat

Director

Film

Superman Returns

Screenplay

Film

Krampus

Director

Filmography

Acting (16)

Movies (13)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

as Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

6.7

Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

Creating Ghidorah

as Self

Making Mothra

as Self

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla 2.0

2019

as Self

7.9

Monsters are Real

2019

as Self

Reimagining Rodan

2019

as Self

6.0

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film

2014

as Self

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

as Self

7.5

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

2006

as Self

7.3

The Science of Superman

2006

as Self

6.2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

as Self

as Surgeon

Television (3)

Horror's Greatest

2024

as Self - Director, Godzilla: King of the Monsters

6.3

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018

as Self

6.5

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004

as Self

8.0

Crew (45)

Movies (44)

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

Story

7.5

The Ghoul Log: Trick 'r Treat Sam O'Lantern

2020

Executive Producer

The Ghoul Log: Trick 'r Treat Sam O'Lantern

2020

Writer

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Director

6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Screenplay

6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Story

X-Men: Apocalypse

Story

Krampus

Director

Krampus

Producer

Krampus

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen

2012

Director

Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen

2012

Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen

2012

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: Easter Candy

2011

Director

8.0

Trick 'r Treat: Easter Candy

2011

Writer

8.0

Trick 'r Treat: Back to School

2011

Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Back to School

2011

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends

2011

Director

Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends

2011

Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends

2011

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: The Day After

2011

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: Father's Day

2011

Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Father's Day

2011

Writer

Trick 'r Treat

Director

Trick 'r Treat

Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat

Screenplay

Superman Returns

Screenplay

Superman Returns

Story

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

Screenplay

Deadtime Stories

Director

Deadtime Stories

Writer

Screenplay

Season's Greetings

Animation

Season's Greetings

Director

Season's Greetings

Editor

Season's Greetings

Writer

Crayons

Animation

Crayons

1995

Director

Crayons

1995

Editor

Crayons

1995

Writer

Attack of the Monsters

1994

Director

Trick 'r Treat 2

Director

Trick 'r Treat 2

Writer

Refrigerator Art: My Family

Director

Television (1)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

2023

Consulting Producer

7.7