---
name: "David Lancaster"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-lancaster"
fi1m_id: "david-lancaster"
imdb_id: "nm0484123"
tmdb_id: 60864
wikidata_id: "Q19956396"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-11T23:18:47.509208+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Lancaster

## Identity

David Lancaster

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-lancaster
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-lancaster
- **IMDb ID:** nm0484123
- **TMDB ID:** 60864
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19956396
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lancaster_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19956396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484123/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60864

Producer. Born 1 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000
- **Active:** 2011–2015
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Thriller 5, Crime 3, Music 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $206m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lancaster_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19956396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484123/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60864

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Nightcrawler*](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md) (85)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Eye in the Sky*](https://film.one/film/eye-in-the-sky.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Lancaster is an American film and television producer. He was co-president of Bold Films for eight years before founding Rumble Films in 2014, of which he is CEO.

His credits as producer include *Nightcrawler* (2014), *Whiplash* (2014) and *Eye in the Sky* (2015). He was executive producer on *Drive* (2011) and *Only God Forgives* (2013). Lancaster received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for *Whiplash*.

*Sources: imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Eye in the Sky* (2015), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/eye-in-the-sky.md)
- *Nightcrawler* (2014), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md)
- *Whiplash* (2014), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/whiplash.md)
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Fi1m 48, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Carmen* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Sanctuary* (2023), Producer
- *The Other Lamb* (2020), Producer
- *The Burnt Orange Heresy* (2020), Producer
- *Semper Fi* (2019), Producer
- *Donnybrook* (2018), Producer
- *Message from the King* (2017), Producer
- *Small Crimes* (2017), Producer
- *Eye in the Sky* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/eye-in-the-sky.md)
- *No Escape* (2015), Producer
- *Lost River* (2015), Producer
- *Nightcrawler* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md)
- *Whiplash* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/whiplash.md)
- *Fear Thy Neighbor* (2014), series, Location Manager
- *Heatstroke* (2013), Producer
- *Evidence* (2013), Producer
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Legion* (2010), Producer
- *The Hole* (2009), Producer
- *Middle of Nowhere* (2008), Producer
- *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008), Producer
- *Hollow Man II* (2006), Producer
- *The Breed* (2006), Producer
- *Slipstream* (2005), Producer
- *Riding the Bullet* (2004), Producer
- *A Love Song for Bobby Long* (2004), Producer
- *Dracula 3000* (2004), Producer
- *Consequence* (2003), Producer
- *Pavement* (2002), Producer
- *Borderline* (2002), Producer, Second Unit Director
- *Federal Protection* (2002), Producer
- *Second Skin* (2000), Producer
- *Loving Jezebel* (1999), Producer
- *Persons Unknown* (1996), Producer
- *Terminal Justice* (1996), Producer
- *Woman Undone* (1996), Producer
- *Quick* (1993), Producer
- *Scam* (1993), Producer
- *'night, Mother* (1986), Executive Producer
- *The Laundromat* (1985), Producer
- *The Prima Donna*, Producer
- *Stratagem*, Producer
- *Hyena*, Producer
- *Visitation*, Producer
- *The Chain*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2015: Best Picture (nominated), for *Whiplash*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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