Director on record

David F. Sandberg

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419th of 1,031 in Hollywood

4 films led, $878M in reported gross.

Gross led: 57
Consistency: 60
Body of work: 64
Momentum: 60
Audience rating: 22

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Born: 21 January 1981
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Nationality: United States
Industry: Hollywood

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David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019) and Until Dawn (2025). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films. He co-founded the production company Mångata.

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