Doug Liman

Doug Liman is, for my money, one of the most consistently inventive American directors of his generation. From the indie spark of Swingers to redefining modern action with The Bourne Identity, he keeps reinventing the spy and thriller template. What I respect most is his appetite for risk; Edge of Tomorrow and American Made show a filmmaker who would rather try something kinetic and strange than play it safe. The Brown-educated New Yorker brings real intelligence to commercial cinema, and that blend of brains and adrenaline is exactly why I trust his name above a title.

Name (English)

Doug Liman

Name (Japanese)

ダグ・リーマン

Reading

だぐ・りーまん

Born

July 24, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film producer / film director / cinematographer / executive producer / director

University

Brown University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dougliman/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug%20Liman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349339

Tags

• New York
• film producer
• film director
• cinematographer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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