Sylvain White (born 12 February 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Early life and education Filmmaker Sylvain White was born and raised in Paris, France.
At 18 he attended the University of La Sorbonne, then earned a scholarship to go to film school at Pomona College outside Los Angeles. After graduating with honors in both film production and media studies, a series of award-winning short films led him to direct a spectrum of music videos and commercials in the US, Europe and Japan.
Career He debuted feature film Stomp the Yard, at number one in the US for Sony. He went on to direct the action comedy The Losers, starring Chris Evans, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldaña. He wrote and directed the French murder mystery The Mark of the Angels, starring Gérard Depardieu, and followed by directing the theatrical summer horror film Slender Man for Sony.
White has also directed episodes on television series such as Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, Billions, Justified, The Americans, The Terminal List, Amazing Stories, CSI, Hawaii Five-0, The Following, Person of Interest, Major Crimes and Sleepy Hollow.
Filmography Feature film Year Title Director Writer Notes2004 Trois 3: The EscortCredited as "Skav One"2006I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Direct-to-video2007Stomp the Yard2009Walled In2010The Losers2013The Mark of the Angels – Miserere2018Slender Man
Short film Year Title Director Writer2002Quiet 2013Bring the Love Back
Television Year Title Notes2012CSI: Miami1 episode2012–2016Hawaii Five-08 episodes2013Covert Affairs1 episode2013–2014Person of Interest2 episodes2014The Mentalist1 episode2014–2015The Originals2 episodes2015The Following1 episode2015–2017Major Crimes3 episodes 2015Scorpion 1 episodeEmpire2016Sleepy HollowRush Hour2017Lethal WeaponMacGyver2017–2018The Americans2 episodes2018Magnum P.I.1 episodeStation 192019–2021The Rookie6 episodes2019Strange Angel1 episode2020Amazing StoriesFargo2 episodes2020–2022The Umbrella Academy3 episodes2022Billions1 episodeBel-AirThe Terminal List2 episodesReasonable Doubt1 episode2023All American: HomecomingJustified: City Primeval2023–2026For All Mankind4 episodes2023–2024Fargo2 episodes
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