Roland Emmerich

ActorDirectorProducerWriterCrew Nov 10 (age 70) Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany 1978–2025 (47 year career)

6.3 avg rating

Biography

Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who is known for his work on disaster and action flicks. He made a name for himself with The Noah's Ark Principle (1981) and co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, global warming awareness and equal rights.

Known For

Film

Independence Day

Director

Film

The Patriot

Director

Film

The Day After Tomorrow

Director

Film

Stargate

Director

Film

Midway

Director

Film

2012

Director

Film

White House Down

Director

Film

The Thirteenth Floor

Producer

Filmography

Acting (34)

Movies (24)

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

2025

as Self

Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer

2025

as Self - subject, filmmaker

8.0

The Men of Midway

2020

as Self

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

2020

as Self

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

as Self

Der Bernd

as Self

The Shakespeare Enigma

2011

Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

2011

as Self

5.5

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

as Self

7.0

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

as Self

7.8

Stargate: History Made

2009

as Self

2012 Startling New Secrets

2009

4.3

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

2004

as Self

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'

2004

as Himself

10.0

Independence Day: Creating Reality

2000

as Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

6.0

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000

as Self

The Patriot: The Art of War

2000

as Self

6.9

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

1998

9.0

The 120 Days of Bottrop

1997

as Self

5.1

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

1996

as Self

6.5

The Making of 'Independence Day'

1996

as Self

5.9

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

1996

as Self

Verlieben vielleicht

1980

as Robert

Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

Television (10)

La Californie !

2023

as Self - Director

8.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

as Himself

Circus Halligalli

Leute heute

as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

Morgenmagazin

as Self

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

Bambi

1948

as Self

9.0

Crew (73)

Movies (70)

Moonfall

Director

Moonfall

Producer

Moonfall

Writer

The Magic Flute

Producer

The Colony

Executive Producer

The Colony

Thanks

Midway

Director

Midway

Producer

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Characters

5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Director

5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Producer

5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Screenplay

5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

Story

Stonewall

Director

Stonewall

Producer

White House Down

Director

Last Will. & Testament

Executive Producer

Anonymous

Director

Anonymous

Producer

Hell

Executive Producer

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

Executive Producer

7.0

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

Presenter

7.0

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

Producer

7.0

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

Director

7.8

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

Executive Producer

7.8

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Producer

2012

Director

2012

Executive Producer

2012

Writer

Shirley Adams

Executive Producer

10,000 BC

Director

10,000 BC

Producer

10,000 BC

Screenplay

Trade

Producer

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Director

6.5

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Producer

6.5

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Screenplay

6.5

The Day After Tomorrow

Story

Eight Legged Freaks

Executive Producer

The Patriot

Director

The Patriot

Executive Producer

The Thirteenth Floor

Producer

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War

1999

Executive Producer

Godzilla

Director

Godzilla

Executive Producer

Godzilla

Screenplay

Godzilla

Story

Independence Day

Director

Independence Day

Executive Producer

Independence Day

Screenplay

Stargate

Director

Stargate

Screenplay

The High Crusade

Producer

Universal Soldier

Director

Moon 44

Director

Moon 44

Producer

Moon 44

Story

Ghost Chase

Director

Ghost Chase

Screenplay

Ghost Chase

Story

Making Contact

Director

Making Contact

Screenplay

The Noah's Ark Principle

1984

Director

4.9

The Noah's Ark Principle

1984

Writer

4.9

Franzmann

1979

Director

Franzmann

1979

Writer

Smash - Gefahr aus der Unendlichkeit

1979

Production Design

Max und Sandy

1978

Production Design

Maya Lord

Director

Maya Lord

Producer

Television (3)

Those About to Die

Director

Those About to Die

Executive Producer

Stargate

Executive Producer