Adam Somner

Adam Somner

Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1967
Died
November 27, 2024 (aged 57)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

Biography

Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57. One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Somner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2025
One Battle After Another poster

One Battle After Another

Movie · First Assistant Director

2024
Blitz poster

Blitz

Movie · First Assistant Director

2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More poster

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

Movie · First Assistant Director

2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar poster

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Movie · First Assistant Director

2023
The Rat Catcher poster

The Rat Catcher

Movie · First Assistant Director

2023
Poison poster

Poison

Movie · First Assistant Director

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon poster

Killers of the Flower Moon

Movie · First Assistant Director

2023
The Swan poster

The Swan

Movie · First Assistant Director

2021
Licorice Pizza poster

Licorice Pizza

Movie · First Assistant Director

2021
West Side Story poster

West Side Story

Movie · First Assistant Director

2019
Ford v Ferrari poster

Ford v Ferrari

Movie · First Assistant Director

2018
Ready Player One poster

Ready Player One

Movie · First Assistant Director

2017
Phantom Thread poster

Phantom Thread

Movie · First Assistant Director

2017
The Post poster

The Post

Movie · First Assistant Director

2017
HAIM / Valentine poster

HAIM / Valentine

Movie · First Assistant Director

2017
All the Money in the World poster

All the Money in the World

Movie · First Assistant Director

2017
First They Killed My Father poster

First They Killed My Father

Movie · First Assistant Director

2016
The BFG poster

The BFG

Movie · First Assistant Director

2015
Bridge of Spies poster

Bridge of Spies

Movie · First Assistant Director

2015
The Revenant poster

The Revenant

Movie · First Assistant Director

2014
Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice

Movie · First Assistant Director

2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Movie · First Assistant Director

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street

Movie · First Assistant Director

2012
The Master poster

The Master

Movie · First Assistant Director

2012
Loom poster

Loom

Movie · First Assistant Director

2012
Lincoln poster

Lincoln

Movie · First Assistant Director

2011
War Horse poster

War Horse

Movie · First Assistant Director

2011
Rango poster

Rango

Movie · First Assistant Director

2011
The Adventures of Tintin poster

The Adventures of Tintin

Movie · First Assistant Director

2010
Unstoppable poster

Unstoppable

Movie · First Assistant Director

2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Movie · First Assistant Director

2007
There Will Be Blood poster

There Will Be Blood

Movie · Assistant Director

2007
Lions for Lambs poster

Lions for Lambs

Movie · First Assistant Director

2005
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds

Movie · First Assistant Director

2005
Munich poster

Munich

Movie · First Assistant Director

2004
Man on Fire poster

Man on Fire

Movie · Assistant Director

2003
Seabiscuit poster

Seabiscuit

Movie · First Assistant Director

2003
Johnny English poster

Johnny English

Movie · First Assistant Director

2003
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen poster

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Movie · First Assistant Director

2001
Black Hawk Down poster

Black Hawk Down

Movie · Second Unit First Assistant Director

2001
Spy Game poster

Spy Game

Movie · Second Assistant Director

2001
Just Visiting poster

Just Visiting

Movie · Second Assistant Director

2001
Hannibal poster

Hannibal

Movie · Second Assistant Director

2001
Zoe poster

Zoe

Movie · First Assistant Director

2000
Gladiator poster

Gladiator

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1999
The Mummy poster

The Mummy

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1998
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1997
G.I. Jane poster

G.I. Jane

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1997
Event Horizon poster

Event Horizon

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1997
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

TV · Second Assistant Director · 2 eps

1996
101 Dalmatians poster

101 Dalmatians

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1996
Mary Reilly poster

Mary Reilly

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1996
White Squall poster

White Squall

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1995
The Governor poster

The Governor

TV · Second Assistant Director · 12 eps

1994
The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book

Movie · Second Second Assistant Director

1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday poster

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1994
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis poster

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1994
The Wanderer poster

The Wanderer

TV · Second Assistant Director · 1 ep

1993
A Foreign Field poster

A Foreign Field

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1993
Shadowlands poster

Shadowlands

Movie · Second Unit First Assistant Director

1993
Son of the Pink Panther poster

Son of the Pink Panther

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1992
Ruby Cairo poster

Ruby Cairo

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise poster

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Movie · Assistant Director

1992
City of Joy poster

City of Joy

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1992
The Power of One poster

The Power of One

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves poster

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
The Russia House poster

The Russia House

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
Havana poster

Havana

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
3 Men and a Little Lady poster

3 Men and a Little Lady

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
Memphis Belle poster

Memphis Belle

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
The Old Man and the Sea poster

The Old Man and the Sea

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1990
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · Second Unit First Assistant Director

1989
Henry V poster

Henry V

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Movie · Third Assistant Director

1989
Great Balls of Fire! poster

Great Balls of Fire!

Movie · Third Assistant Director