Adam Somner

Directing

January 1, 1967 – November 27, 2024 (died at 57)

London, England, UK

Male

107 Movies

3 TV Shows

Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57. One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Somner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Licorice Pizza

2021 7.0

as Tiny Toes Photographer

Age 54 (now 57)

Blitz

2024 6.0

as Station Inspector

Age 57

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

First Assistant Director

Age 46 (now 57)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

Co-Producer

Age 46 (now 57)

Gladiator

2000 8.2

Second Assistant Director

Age 33 (now 57)

The Revenant

2015 7.5

First Assistant Director

Age 48 (now 57)

Ready Player One

2018 7.6

Executive Producer

Age 51 (now 57)

Ready Player One

2018 7.6

First Assistant Director

Age 51 (now 57)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989 7.9

Third Assistant Director

Age 22 (now 57)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014 7.4

First Assistant Director

Age 47 (now 57)

Ford v Ferrari

2019 8.0

First Assistant Director

Age 52 (now 57)

Ford v Ferrari

2019 8.0

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 57)

The Hunger

1997 6.1

Second Assistant Director

Age 30 (now 57) 2 eps

2 eps

There Will Be Blood

2007 8.1

Assistant Director

Age 40 (now 57)

The Mummy

1999 7.0

Second Assistant Director

Age 32 (now 57)

Bridge of Spies

2015 7.2

First Assistant Director

Age 48 (now 57)

Disclosure Day

2026 8.2

Executive Producer

Age 59 (now 57)

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another

2026 10.0

as Self

Age 59 (now 57)

One Battle After Another

2025 7.4

First Assistant Director

Age 58 (now 57)

One Battle After Another

2025 7.4

Producer

Age 58 (now 57)

One Battle After Another

2025 7.4

In Memory Of

Age 58 (now 57)

Blitz

2024 6.0

First Assistant Director

Age 57

Blitz

2024 6.0

Producer

Age 57

Blitz

2024 6.0

as Station Inspector

Age 57

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024 7.5

First Assistant Director

Age 57

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023 7.4

First Assistant Director

Age 56 (now 57)

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023 7.4

Executive Producer

Age 56 (now 57)

Poison

2023 6.9

First Assistant Director

Age 56 (now 57)

The Rat Catcher

2023 6.6

First Assistant Director

Age 56 (now 57)

The Swan

2023 6.8

First Assistant Director

Age 56 (now 57)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023 7.3

First Assistant Director

Age 56 (now 57)

West Side Story

2021 6.9

Executive Producer

Age 54 (now 57)

West Side Story

2021 6.9

First Assistant Director

Age 54 (now 57)

Licorice Pizza

2021 7.0

Producer

Age 54 (now 57)

Licorice Pizza

2021 7.0

as Tiny Toes Photographer

Age 54 (now 57)

Licorice Pizza

2021 7.0

First Assistant Director

Age 54 (now 57)

Ford v Ferrari

2019 8.0

First Assistant Director

Age 52 (now 57)

Ford v Ferrari

2019 8.0

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 57)

Ready Player One

2018 7.6

Executive Producer

Age 51 (now 57)

Ready Player One

2018 7.6

First Assistant Director

Age 51 (now 57)

Phantom Thread

2017 7.3

Executive Producer

Age 50 (now 57)

Phantom Thread

2017 7.3

First Assistant Director

Age 50 (now 57)

The Post

2017 7.0

First Assistant Director

Age 50 (now 57)

The Post

2017 7.0

Executive Producer

Age 50 (now 57)

All the Money in the World

2017 6.5

First Assistant Director

Age 50 (now 57)

Spielberg

2017 7.6

as Self

Age 50 (now 57)

HAIM / Valentine

2017 7.0

First Assistant Director

Age 50 (now 57)

First They Killed My Father

2017 7.4

Executive Producer

Age 50 (now 57)

First They Killed My Father

2017 7.4

First Assistant Director

Age 50 (now 57)

The BFG

2016 6.3

Co-Producer

Age 49 (now 57)

The Revenant

2015 7.5

First Assistant Director

Age 48 (now 57)

Bridge of Spies

2015 7.2

First Assistant Director

Age 48 (now 57)

Bridge of Spies

2015 7.2

Executive Producer

Age 48 (now 57)

Inherent Vice

2014 6.5

First Assistant Director

Age 47 (now 57)

Inherent Vice

2014 6.5

Executive Producer

Age 47 (now 57)

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014 5.9

Co-Producer

Age 47 (now 57)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014 7.4

First Assistant Director

Age 47 (now 57)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

First Assistant Director

Age 46 (now 57)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

Co-Producer

Age 46 (now 57)

Lincoln

2012 6.8

Co-Producer

Age 45 (now 57)

Lincoln

2012 6.8

First Assistant Director

Age 45 (now 57)

The Master

2012 7.1

First Assistant Director

Age 45 (now 57)

The Master

2012 7.1

Executive Producer

Age 45 (now 57)

Loom

2012 5.5

First Assistant Director

Age 45 (now 57)

War Horse

2011 7.3

Co-Producer

Age 44 (now 57)

War Horse

2011 7.3

First Assistant Director

Age 44 (now 57)

The Adventures of Tintin

2011 6.9

Associate Producer

Age 44 (now 57)

The Adventures of Tintin

2011 6.9

First Assistant Director

Age 44 (now 57)

Rango

2011 6.9

First Assistant Director

Age 44 (now 57)

Rango

2011 6.9

Production Manager

Age 44 (now 57)

Unstoppable

2010 6.6

Co-Producer

Age 43 (now 57)

Unstoppable

2010 6.6

First Assistant Director

Age 43 (now 57)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008 6.0

First Assistant Director

Age 41 (now 57)

There Will Be Blood

2007 8.1

Assistant Director

Age 40 (now 57)

Lions for Lambs

2007 6.0

First Assistant Director

Age 40 (now 57)

The Path to Redemption

2006 8.0

as Self

Age 39 (now 57)

Munich

2005 7.1

First Assistant Director

Age 38 (now 57)

War of the Worlds

2005 6.5

First Assistant Director

Age 38 (now 57)

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005 7.5

as Self

Age 38 (now 57)

Man on Fire

2004 7.5

Assistant Director

Age 37 (now 57)

Seabiscuit

2003 7.1

First Assistant Director

Age 36 (now 57)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003 6.0

First Assistant Director

Age 36 (now 57)

Johnny English

2003 6.3

First Assistant Director

Age 36 (now 57)

Black Hawk Down

2001 7.4

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Age 34 (now 57)

Spy Game

2001 6.9

Second Assistant Director

Age 34 (now 57)

Just Visiting

2001 4.8

Second Assistant Director

Age 34 (now 57)

Hannibal

2001 6.8

Second Assistant Director

Age 34 (now 57)

Zoe

2001 3.0

First Assistant Director

Age 34 (now 57)

Gladiator

2000 8.2

Second Assistant Director

Age 33 (now 57)

The Mummy

1999 7.0

Second Assistant Director

Age 32 (now 57)

The Avengers

1998 4.5

Second Assistant Director

Age 31 (now 57)

G.I. Jane

1997 6.5

Second Assistant Director

Age 30 (now 57)

Event Horizon

1997 6.6

Second Assistant Director

Age 30 (now 57)

101 Dalmatians

1996 5.9

Second Assistant Director

Age 29 (now 57)

Mary Reilly

1996 5.8

Second Assistant Director

Age 29 (now 57)

White Squall

1996 6.3

Second Assistant Director

Age 29 (now 57)

The Jungle Book

1994 6.0

Second Second Assistant Director

Age 27 (now 57)

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994 6.0

Second Assistant Director

Age 27 (now 57)

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

1994 6.3

Second Assistant Director

Age 27 (now 57)

Shadowlands

1993 6.9

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Age 26 (now 57)

A Foreign Field

1993

Second Assistant Director

Age 26 (now 57)

Son of the Pink Panther

1993 4.6

Second Assistant Director

Age 26 (now 57)

Ruby Cairo

1992 5.0

Second Assistant Director

Age 25 (now 57)

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992 6.3

Assistant Director

Age 25 (now 57)

City of Joy

1992 6.6

Third Assistant Director

Age 25 (now 57)

The Power of One

1992 7.5

Second Assistant Director

Age 25 (now 57)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991 6.9

Third Assistant Director

Age 24 (now 57)

The Russia House

1990 6.1

Third Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

Havana

1990 5.8

Third Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990 5.9

Third Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

Memphis Belle

1990 6.7

Third Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

Treasure Island

1990 6.6

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

The Old Man and the Sea

1990 6.3

Third Assistant Director

Age 23 (now 57)

Nuns on the Run

1990 5.9

Assistant Location Manager

Age 23 (now 57)

Henry V

1989 7.1

Third Assistant Director

Age 22 (now 57)

Great Balls of Fire!

1989 6.3

Third Assistant Director

Age 22 (now 57)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989 7.9

Third Assistant Director

Age 22 (now 57)

Madame Sousatzka

1988 6.9

Assistant Location Manager

Age 21 (now 57)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988 7.5

Production Runner

Age 21 (now 57)

Consuming Passions

1988 8.3

Production Runner

Age 21 (now 57)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987 4.6

Production Runner

Age 20 (now 57)

Duet for One

1986 5.4

Production Runner

Age 19 (now 57)

Strong Medicine

1986 8.0

Production Runner

Age 19 (now 57)