Kevin Reynolds (Director)
Kevin Hal Reynolds (born January 17, 1952 in San Antonio , Texas ) is a retired American attorney and now a film director and screenwriter .
biography
Kevin Reynolds grew up in Waco, Texas, the oldest of four children. His father, Herbert H. Reynolds, was a professor of psychology at Baylor University and later became its dean in February 2000 . Reynolds was already involved in the theater during school and wrote his own plays.
At the request of his family, Reynolds initially decided against a career as an artist and began law study. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer in Austin . His specialty was franchise ; Reynolds also worked for the later Democratic governor of Texas, Mark White .
At the same time, he saved enough money to attend film classes at the University of Texas . His mentor , director Edward Dmytryk , who died in 1999 , helped him to study at the University of Southern California , so that Reynolds moved to Los Angeles in 1979 . Just a year later, in 1980, he wrote the screenplay for Proof , a 24-minute short film that also marks Reynolds' directorial debut.
Since then, Reynolds has directed numerous well-known independent feature films . Edward Dmytryk was his stepping stone to the director's chair, so he helped Kevin Costner to know so that he could realize Who Dances With Wolves . Both also directed Waterworld . Reynolds also worked with Costner on the 2012 mini-TV series Hatfields & McCoys and was nominated for an Emmy for directing.
Filmography
Director:
- 1985: Fandango
- 1988: Beast War (The Beast)
- 1991: Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves
- 1994: Rapa Nui - Rebellion in Paradise (Rapa Nui)
- 1995: Waterworld (Directed by Kevin Costner )
- 1997: 187 - One Eight Seven
- 2002: Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo)
- 2006: Tristan & Isolde
- 2012: Hatfields & McCoys (Miniseries)
- 2016: Risen (Risen)
script only:
- 1984: The Red Tide (Red Dawn)
Awards
- Nominated for the Golden Raspberry in the worst director category for Waterworld
Web links
- Kevin Reynolds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kevin Reynolds. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
- ↑ johnwease: Hatfields & McCoys (TV Mini-Series 2012) - IMDb. In: imdb.com. March 23, 2015, accessed November 29, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reynolds, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reynolds, Kevin Hal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Antonio , Texas , United States |