Paul Thomas Anderson

DirectorProducerWriterCrewActor Jun 26 (age 55) Studio City, California, USA 1988–2025 (37 year career)

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Biography

Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, he is the recipient of three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTAs, three Critics Choice Awards, and nominations for a Grammy. He is the only person to have won the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the Best Director Awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and the Berlin Internation…

Known For

Film

There Will Be Blood

Director

Film

Minority Report

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Film

Magnolia

Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

Film

Boogie Nights

Director

Film

Phantom Thread

Director

Film

One Battle After Another

Director

Film

The Master

Director

Film

Punch-Drunk Love

Director

Filmography

Acting (15)

Movies (11)

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

2023

as Self

"Sr."

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

A Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson

2015

as Self

7.0

Junun

2015

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

Chryskylodon Blues

as Self

Altman

as Self

Minority Report

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

7.3

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000

as Self

7.6

Magnolia

1999

as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

7.7

Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

as Self

Production Assistant

as self

Television (4)

Leçon de Cinéma

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (67)

Movies (67)

One Battle After Another

2025

Director

7.4

One Battle After Another

2025

Producer

7.4

One Battle After Another

Writer

Escape Room

Executive Producer

Napoleon

Script Consultant

Beau Is Afraid

Thanks

Licorice Pizza

Director

Licorice Pizza

Director of Photography

Licorice Pizza

Producer

Licorice Pizza

Writer

The Dead Don't Die

Thanks

Anima

Director

Anima

Producer

Waterlily Jaguar

Executive Producer

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

2018

Additional Second Assistant Director

For the Hungry Boy

Cinematography

For the Hungry Boy

Director

For the Hungry Boy

Writer

Phantom Thread

Director

Phantom Thread

Director of Photography

Phantom Thread

Producer

Phantom Thread

Writer

HAIM / Valentine

Director

Junun

Camera Operator

Junun

Director

Inherent Vice

Director

Inherent Vice

Producer

Inherent Vice

Writer

The Master

Director

The Master

Producer

The Master

Writer

There Will Be Blood

Director

There Will Be Blood

Producer

There Will Be Blood

Writer

Couch

Director

Couch

Writer

Mattress Man Commercial

Director

Punch-Drunk Love

Director

Punch-Drunk Love

Producer

Punch-Drunk Love

Writer

The Truth About Charlie

Thanks

Ballchewer

Director

Corky Romano

Script Editor

Magnolia

Director

Magnolia

Producer

Magnolia

Writer

The Jon Brion Show

Director

Flagpole Special

Director

Flagpole Special

Writer

Boogie Nights

Director

Boogie Nights

Producer

Boogie Nights

Writer

Hard Eight

Director

Hard Eight

Screenplay

Hard Eight

Writer

Cigarettes & Coffee

Director

Cigarettes & Coffee

Writer

Production Assistant

Director

The Dirk Diggler Story

1988

Director

5.1

The Dirk Diggler Story

1988

Director of Photography

5.1

The Dirk Diggler Story

1988

Writer

5.1

What Happens at Night

Writer

Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project

Director

Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project

Producer

Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Western Musical Project

Writer

Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall

Director

The Fanatic

Director