Sam Esmail

Born September 17, 1977· Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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Born to Egyptian immigrant parents in Hoboken, New Jersey, he pursued film and computer science at NYU’s Tisch School before completing an MFA in directing at the AFI Conservatory. After a period of editing and post-production work, his screenplays earned spots on the Black List, leading to his first feature, the horror film Mockingbird, and the romantic sci-fi drama Comet, which debuted at the Lo…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources