Known for movies
The Bourne Identity (2002)
as Producer
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
as Producer
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as Producer
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
as Producer
Short Info
| Net Worth | $50 million |
| Date Of Birth | July 24, 1965 |
| Mark | Prevalent use of Steadicam shots |
| Fact | Graduated in same high school class with actor/director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. |
Doug Liman is an American film director and producer. He is known for his work on the films Swingers (1996), The Bourne Identity (2002), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), and Jumper (2008).
Liman was born in New York City, the son of Ellen (née Sarokin), a television producer, and Arthur L. Liman, a lawyer. His father was from a Jewish family, and his mother is of Russian Jewish descent. He has a sister, Dana.
Liman began making short films while still in junior high school and studied at International Center of Photography in New York City. While attending Brown University, he helped to co-found the student-run cable television station BTV. He also worked as an intern on the television series China Beach.
Liman’s first feature film was Swingers (1996), which he co-wrote with Jon Favreau and directed. The film was a success, grossing $250 million worldwide.
Liman’s next film was The Bourne Identity (2002), based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $215 million worldwide.
Liman’s next film was Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who are revealed to be assassins working for rival agencies. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $478 million worldwide.
Liman’s next film was Jumper (2008), starring Hayden Christensen as a young man who discovers he has the ability to teleport. The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $222 million worldwide.
In 2010, Liman directed the action thriller Fair Game, based on the true story of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $99 million worldwide.
In 2014, Liman directed the action thriller Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $370 million worldwide.
In 2016, Liman directed the action thriller American Made, starring Tom Cruise as a pilot who becomes a drug smuggler for the CIA. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $217 million worldwide.
Liman has been married twice. His first wife was actress Jennifer Beals, with whom he has a daughter, Gia. His second wife is producer Lauren Schuler Donner, with whom he has two sons, Jake and Luke.
Liman is 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and has brown hair and blue eyes.
General Info
| Full Name | Doug Liman |
| Net Worth | $50 million |
| Date Of Birth | July 24, 1965 |
| Height | 1.87 m |
| Profession | Television producer, Film producer, Film director, Cinematographer, Television Director |
| Education | University of Southern California, Brown University |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Parents | Ellen Liman, Arthur L. Liman |
| Siblings | Lewis Liman, Emily Liman |
Accomplishments
| Awards | MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker, Shorty Industry Award for Best Use of Gamification |
| Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, Shorty Industry Award for Best in Television |
| Movies | Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Jumper, American Made, Swingers, Fair Game, Go, Getting In, The Killing Floor, Gambit, Acting 101, The Wall, Everest |
| TV Shows | Captive |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use of characters doubling as spies or agents |
| 2 | Use of humor in unusual settings |
| 3 | Prevalent use of Steadicam shots |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edge of Tomorrow was such an ambitious movie and a personal one. It was a labor of love for us all. |
| 2 | Paris is very close to my heart. It's the most beautiful city in the world, but on Edge of Tomorrow I got to showcase it in a completely different light. |
| 3 | [people turning up for a wet film premiere of Edge of Tomorrow at 5am] It's a testament to Tom Cruise's star power. |
| 4 | [Tom Cruise] People forget that behind the celebrity, he's a brilliant actor who's been in some of our favorite movies. He's extraordinarily talented and his range is incredible. |
| 5 | [on Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)] Tom innately understands that audiences come to the theatre not to watch a god but to see a good movie, and he will do everything in his power to make the film as great as possible. Nobody takes the trust of the audience more sacredly than him. When I'm working on a film, I think about how it will play with a tiny audience of friends whose opinions I respect, basically a 40-bloc radius from my apartment in Manhattan. Tom is thinking how it will play with the entire planet Earth. |
| 6 | I don't really analyze my process. I do know that if it's not right, I won't move on. I'm tenacious to a fault about that. |
| 7 | The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He liked Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because he got to reshoot the same scenes until he got them right, a result of the film being set in a time warp. |
| 2 | He wanted to do Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because it showed a role Tom Cruise hadn't done yet; someone very bad at what they do. |
| 3 | Tom Cruise did all his own stunts on Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Doug Liman felt he could make an amazing career out of it. |
| 4 | Liman felt he had to keep up with Tom Cruise all throughout filming Edge of Tomorrow (2014). |
| 5 | During Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Emily Blunt took Liman and Tom Cruise out for karaoke one night; she terrified Liman by getting to see her in that different light. |
| 6 | Cousin of John Hamburg. |
| 7 | Is actively involved in the Arthur L. Liman undergraduate fellowship program. |
| 8 | Serves on the boards of the Legal Action Center (LAC) and Symphony Space. |
| 9 | In one of 105 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS) in 2008. |
| 10 | Got to read the script for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) for the first time on the set of The Bourne Identity (2002), but rejected it. Brad Pitt then gave it to him for a second time after Liman had finished The Bourne Identity (2002). |
| 11 | His father, Arthur L. Liman, was one of the prosecutors in the Iran-Contra Affair (in The Bourne Identity (2002), Liman portrays a likewise agency within agency...). |
| 12 | Lives in Tribeca area of Manhattan, New York City. |
| 13 | Graduated in same high school class with actor/director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. |
| 14 | As of 2001, Vice Chairman of the production company HYPNOTIC. |
| 15 | Originally did not want to cast Scott Wolf in Go (1999) because Katie Holmes was already in the movie, and he did not want the movie to star two television actors. However, he saw him talking in a hallway with Jay Mohr and realized that the chemistry between the two would be good in the movie. |
| 16 | Attended and graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1992). |
| 17 | Attended and graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (1988). |
Pictures
Movies
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bourne | 2016 | executive producer | |
| I Am Rebel | 2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 4 episodes | |
| Left on Purpose | 2015 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Covert Affairs | 2010-2014 | TV Series executive producer - 54 episodes | |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | executive producer | |
| After the Fall | 2014 | executive producer | |
| The Arrangement | 2013 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Unexplained | 2012 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 14 episodes | |
| I Just Want My Pants Back | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| CamelThorns | 2010 | Short executive producer | |
| Dao jiàn xiào | 2010 | executive producer | |
| Fair Game | 2010/I | producer | |
| Knight Rider | 2008-2009 | TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes | |
| Business Class | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | executive producer | |
| The Killing Floor | 2007 | executive producer | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith | 2007 | TV Short executive producer | |
| Heist | 2006 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| The PTA | 2006 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Cry_Wolf | 2005 | executive producer | |
| Mail Order Wife | 2004 | executive producer | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | executive producer | |
| The O.C. | 2003-2004 | TV Series executive producer - 27 episodes | |
| Terry Tate, Office Linebacker: Sensitivity Training | 2004 | Short executive producer | |
| Two Harbors | 2003 | Short executive producer | |
| Arrested Development | 2003 | Short executive producer | |
| Otto+Anna | 2003 | Short supervising producer | |
| Gabriel y Gato | 2003 | Short executive producer - uncredited | |
| One Man's Castle | 2003 | Short executive producer | |
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | producer | |
| Indie Is Great | 2002 | Short producer | |
| Kissing Jessica Stein | 2001 | associate producer | |
| See Jane Run | 2001 | producer | |
| The Year of the Great Storm | 2017 | executive producer announced | |
| Attica | producer pre-production | ||
| Edge of Tomorrow 2 | producer announced | ||
| Luna Park | producer announced | ||
| The Forest of Hands and Teeth | producer pre-production | ||
| Suits | 2011-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 94 episodes | |
| Invisible | 2016 | TV Series producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Walking | 2018 | pre-production | |
| American Made | 2017 | completed | |
| The Wall | 2017/II | post-production | |
| Attica | pre-production | ||
| Edge of Tomorrow 2 | announced | ||
| Justice League Dark | announced | ||
| Luna Park | announced | ||
| Reckoning with Torture | 2016 | Documentary attached | |
| Captive | 2016 | TV Series documentary | |
| Invisible | 2016 | TV Series | |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | ||
| I Just Want My Pants Back | 2011-2012 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Fair Game | 2010/I | ||
| Jumper | 2008 | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith | 2007 | TV Short | |
| Heist | 2006 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | ||
| The O.C. | 2003 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | ||
| Indie Is Great | 2002 | Short | |
| Go | 1999 | ||
| Swingers | 1996 | ||
| Getting In | 1994 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The O.C. | 2004-2005 | TV Series executive consultant - 24 episodes |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Game | 2010/I | director of photography | |
| Go | 1999 | photographed by | |
| Swingers | 1996 | photographed by |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| FX Movie Download | 2014 | TV Series | Guest |
| The Moth | 2002 | TV Series |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Park | story announced |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Game | 2010/I | camera operator |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identyfikatsiya Porna | 2013 | Short special thanks | |
| The Born Defecation | 2012 | Short special thanks | |
| Hatched: A Tale of Great Egg-spectations | 2011 | Short thanks | |
| Kashf: The Lifting of the Veil | 2008 | special thanks | |
| The Art of Stalking | 2007 | Short special thanks | |
| Away from Her | 2006 | special thanks | |
| Time Enough at Last | 2004 | Short special thanks | |
| Coyote | 1997 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A World on the 'Edge of Tomorrow' | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Edge of Tomorrow: Creatures Not of This World | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Edge of Tomorrow: Storming the Beach | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Edge of Tomorrow: Weapons of the Future | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| On the Edge with Doug Liman | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moyers & Company | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alter Egos | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Media City | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Festival Du Cannes 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Doug Liman's Jumper: Uncensored | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ludlum Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Science | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Domestic Violence: Shooting Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Still Swingin' | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Unscripted | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| NY Indies | 2005 | Documentary | |
| The Bourne Identity: From Identity to Supremacy - Jason and Marie | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| The Bourne Identity: Inside a Fight Sequence | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| The Bourne Identity: The Birth of 'The Bourne Identity' | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Making It in Hollywood | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Panel | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Swingers (1996) |
| 1997 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best New Filmmaker | Swingers (1996) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Edge of Tomorrow (2014) |
| 2015 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Edge of Tomorrow (2014) |
| 2010 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Fair Game (2010) | |
| 2000 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Go (1999) |
| 1999 | Grand Special Prize | Deauville Film Festival | Go (1999) | |
| 1997 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Swingers (1996) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
