David Slade

David Slade is one of the most quietly fearless directors working, and I respect how unafraid he is of tonal extremes. From the claustrophobic dread of Hard Candy to the mainstream spectacle of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, then into the prestige unease of Breaking Bad, Hannibal, American Gods and Black Mirror, he keeps proving the same instinct: he knows how to make an image uncomfortable. His roots in commercials and music videos show in that obsessive visual craft. I tend to trust directors who can disturb you without raising their voice, and Slade, the Sheffield Hallam-trained Englishman, has built a career on exactly that controlled darkness.

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Name (English)

David Slade

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・スレイド

Reading

でゔぃっど・すれいど

Born

September 26, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

United Kingdom

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / manufacturer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

University

Sheffield Hallam University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Slade
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89
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Tags

• film director
• screenwriter
• manufacturer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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