Joel Coen

Also Known As: Roderick Jaynes, ジョエル・コーエン, Джоэл Коэн, 喬爾·科恩, 조엘 데이비드 코엔, Joel David Coen, 조엘 코엔, 乔尔·科恩, 科恩兄弟, جوئل کوئن

Biography: American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards. The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).  Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Birthday: November 29, 1954

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

2.25%

Known For:

Diary of a Country Sheriff
Minnesota Nice
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
The Way of Folk
Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
Shooting 'Blood Simple'
Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
Stephen King's World of Horror
Darkman
Spies Like Us
The Coen Brothers
A Special Day
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Crimewave
Down from the Mountain
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'