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Sam Mendes

Director, Producer and Playwright

Sam Mendes

About Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes




Birth Name:

Samuel Alexander Mendes


Born:

Aug 1, 1965


Production Company Name:

Neal Street Productions




Plays Written, Directed and/or Produced by Sam Mendes

Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play
Broadway Play

Plus:

  • Hamlet
  • Mary Stuart
  • To Be Or Not to Be
  • The Vertical Hour
  • The Blue Room
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Cabaret
  • Shrek
  • Gypsy
  • American Beauty (Film)
  • Road to Perdition (Film)
  • Jarhead (Film)
  • Revolutionary Road (Film)
  • Away We Go (Film)
  • Skyfall (Film)
  • Spectre (Film)
  • 1917 (Film)
  • Empire of Light (Film)
  • Call the Midwife (TV)
  • The Hollow Crown (TV)
  • Penny Dreadful (TV)
  • The Franchise (TV)

Scripts, Videos, and More




Books

Script
Sam Mendes at the Donmar: Stepping into Freedom by Matt Wolf

Book
Catching the Light: Sam Mendes and Simon Russell Beale - A Working Partnership by Mark Leipacher

Videos

DVD
1917 4K
Blu-Ray
American Beauty Blu-Ray
DVD
The Hollow Crown DVD

Merchandise

Merchandise
Merchandise on eBay



Awards and Reviews

2025 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - The Hills of California
Best Play - The Hills of California

2022 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - The Lehman Trilogy
Best Play - The Lehman Trilogy

2019 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Play - The Ferryman
Best Play - The Ferryman

2010 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play - Red

2009 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical - Shrek The Musical
Best Revival of a Play - Mary Stuart

2000 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Play - The Real Thing

1998 Tony Award Nominations

Best Direction of a Musical - Cabaret

Award Nominations

None

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