Sam Esmail

Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022). Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1977-09-17 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Known for
- Mr. Robot (2015) — Man on Train (uncredited)
- Backrooms (2026) — Thanks
- Leave the World Behind (2023) — Capt. Esmail (uncredited)
- Comet (2014) — Director
- Homecoming (2018) — Director
- Mockingbird (2014) — Story
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self
- The Resort (2022) — Executive Producer
- Gaslit (2022) — Executive Producer
- Risk (2017) — Executive Producer
- Briarpatch (2020) — Executive Producer
- Angelyne (2022) — Executive Producer
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
- Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc (2016) — Self - Creator Mr. Robot
- The Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie (2016) — Executive Producer