Sean Baker
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-02-26 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Sean Baker
Biography
Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing independent feature films about the lives of sex workers, including Take Out (2004), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024), the last of which won him the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. He is also known for creating the Fox/IFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006) and its spin-offs.
Acting
(2025)
(2023)
Cannes Uncut
as Self
(2022)
Reflecting On Take Out
as Self
(2022)
(2020)
(2019)
(2018)
(2011)
Meet the Hustlers
as Self
(2009)
The Making of Take Out
as Self
Crew
Modern Whore
Executive Producer
Hustle
Thanks
(2025)
Left-Handed Girl
Screenplay, Editor, Producer
(2024)
Anora
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
(2024)
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Executive Producer
(2024)
The Last Showgirl
Thanks
(2023)
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
Executive Producer
(2021)
Red Rocket
Casting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
(2019)
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Camera Operator, Sound, Producer, Director
(2019)
Colours
Executive Producer, Assistant Director
(2017)
The Florida Project
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
(2015)
Tangerine
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Casting, Producer, Editor, Casting Director, Camera Operator
(2012)
Starlet
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Camera Operator
(2010)
Prince of Broadway
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
(2008)
Take Out
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Sound
(2002)
Stalker
Editor
(2000)
Four Letter Words
Director, Writer, Editor
(2000)
Hi-Fi
Writer, Director