Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026DRUMMER — Thanks
• 2026Heart of the Beast — Executive Producer
• 2025Hollywood Babylon
• 2023Mr. Jimmy — Thanks
• 2022Babylon — Writer, Director
• The Eddy — Executive Producer, Director
• 2018Cam — Thanks
• 2018Dead Pigs — Thanks
• 2018First Man — Director, Producer
• 201610 Cloverfield Lane — Screenplay
• 2016La La Land — Writer, Lyricist, Director
• 2014Whiplash — Writer, Director, Original Film Writer
• 2013Cold Comes the Night — Thanks
• 2013Grand Piano — Writer
• 2013He's Way More Famous Than You — Thanks
• 2013The Last Exorcism Part II — Writer
• 2013Whiplash — Director, Writer
• 2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench — Drumming Instructor (uncredited), Director, Writer, Editor, Production Supervisor, Director of Photography, Songs, Producer
• 2009Beeswax — Post Production Assistant
• Evel Knievel on Tour — Director
• Sacrifice — Director, Writer, Producer
• The Claim — Writer
• Untitled Matthew Vaughn Musical — Writer

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2026Tribeca 25 — Self
• 2025Ritratti di cinema — Self
• 2023A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon — Self
• 2023The Costumes of Babylon — Self
• Mostra, Venise — Self
• 2022Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America — Self
• 2020Fellini of the Spirits — Self
• 2018Friedkin Uncut — Self
• 2018La La La — Self - Director
• 2018Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure — Self
• Movies with Ali Plumb — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self