
Richard Kelly
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday28 March 1975 (51 years old)
Place of birthNewport News, Virginia, USA
Known credits19
Biography
James Richard Kelly (born 1975) is an American writer-director, best known for his debut feature, the science-fiction cult classic "Donnie Darko"(2001). Kelly was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Lane and Ennis Kelly. He won a scholarship to the University of Southern California to study at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He made two short films at USC, "The Goodbye Place" and "Visceral Matter", before graduating in 1997. "Donnie Darko" was his first feature and was nominated for 21 awards, winning 11 of them, including a nomination for a Saturn Award. The film later ended up …

It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film
2021 · Himself

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016 · Self

Out of Print
2014 · Self

Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
2011 · Self

Operation: Endgame
2010 · Producer

The Box
2009 · Director

The Box
2009 · Screenplay

The Box
2009 · Producer

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
2009 · Producer

World's Greatest Dad
2009 · Producer

S. Darko
2009 · Characters

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008 · Self

Southland Tales
2007 · Director

Southland Tales
2007 · Writer

Domino
2005 · Screenplay

Domino
2005 · Story

#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
2005 · Self

Donnie Darko
2001 · Director

Donnie Darko
2001 · Writer

Visceral Matter
1997 · Director

Visceral Matter
1997 · Writer

The Goodbye Place
1996 · Director

The Goodbye Place
1996 · Writer
Corpus Christi
Director
Corpus Christi
Writer

Untitled Rod Serling Biopic
Writer

Untitled Rod Serling Biopic
Director
Untitled Richard Kelly Film
Director
Untitled Richard Kelly Film
Writer
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