Dan Trachtenberg

Dan Trachtenberg is one of the directors I trust most without reservation. Announcing yourself with 10 Cloverfield Lane, a claustrophobic chamber thriller that earned a Directors Guild nomination, is no small feat for a first feature. What I admire is his restraint: he builds dread through confinement and character rather than spectacle, tightening the screws until you forget to breathe. His podcasting roots mark him as a genuine film obsessive, someone who loves the craft as much as the result. That blend of intellect and tension makes me eager for whatever he does next.

Name (English)

Dan Trachtenberg

Name (Japanese)

ダン・トラクテンバーグ

Reading

だん・とらくてんばーぐ

Born

May 11, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / podcaster / presenter / director

High school

Cheltenham High School

University

Temple University

• Official sitehttp://dantrachtenberg.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dannytrs/
• Xhttps://x.com/DannyTRS
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Trachtenberg
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5214505

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• film director
• screenwriter
• podcaster

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.