David Twohy

David Twohy strikes me as a genuine craftsman of genre cinema rather than a chaser of blockbuster prestige. Born in Los Angeles in 1955 and trained at Cal State Long Beach, he built the dark, sprawling mythology of the Riddick films while working as both writer and director, which tells me he sees the whole picture before a frame is shot. I have a soft spot for filmmakers like him who quietly polish moody, muscular science fiction instead of courting the spotlight. The fact that he still maintains a personal website hints at an artist who genuinely cares about his own work.

Name (English)

David Twohy

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・トゥーヒー

Reading

でゔぃっど・とぅーひー

Born

October 18, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / writer / director

University

California State University, Long Beach

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.davidtwohy.com/main.htm
• 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%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC

Tags

• California
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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.