Known for Directing
Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American filmmaker and podcast host. He is best known for directing the films 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Prey (2022), the former earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021), the latter of which he also served as an executive producer. Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show podcast and a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast, all hosted at Revision3. He directed the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled "Playtest," and various television commercials and public service announcements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Trachtenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
May 11, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Filmography
18 films, 9 shows
showing 6 of 7 films


Predator: Badlands
2025 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.


Predator: Killer of Killers
2025 · 1h 25m
country: United States
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.


Prey
2022 · 1h 40m
country: United States
When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.


10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · 1h 44m
country: United States
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
More Than You Can Chew
More Than You Can Chew
2011 · 5m
country: United States
The story follows two paramedics who get “more than they can chew” when responding to a 911 house call.


Kickin'
2003 · 9m
country: Unknown
In a soccer showdown where the bully has all the advantages, J.C. must find the courage to unleash his skill, defend his friend, and emerge as a hero.