Daniel Kwan

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Director • Writer

Birth Date: February 10, 1988

Age: 37 years old

Birth Place: Westborough, Massachusetts

Daniel Kwan was born in Westborough, MA. He is one half of the film-directing duo referred to as the Daniels, along with Daniel Scheinert. After directing music videos Kwan went on to direct television series such as the comedy-drama "Swiss Army Men" (2016) and "Legion" (2017-19) starring Dan Stevens and Rachel Keller. In 2018, Kwan founded Direct Music Videos (W.D.M.V.), an advocate group for workers' in the music and entertainment industries.

The multigenre film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (2022) was written, directed and produced by the Daniels, Jonathan Wang and the Russo Brothers. It contains elements of science fiction, martial arts, fantasy and more. The project was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, 13 Critics' Choice Movie Awards, of which it won five, six Golden Globe Awards, winning two, and 10 British Academy Film Awards.

Credits

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

Producer
Movie
2026

Together as One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage -- A Soul of a Nation Pres.

Self
Show
2022

Everything Everywhere All at OnceStream

Director
Movie
2022
94%

Everything Everywhere All at OnceStream

Producer
Movie
2022
94%

Everything Everywhere All at OnceStream

Screenwriter
Movie
2022
94%

CBS Saturday Morning

Guest
Show
2021

LegionStream

Director
Series
2017
91%

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone

Executive Producer
Movie
2017

Swiss Army ManStream

Director
Movie
2016
73%

Swiss Army ManStream

Screenwriter
Movie
2016
73%

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
Talk
2015

Infomercials

Director
Show
2009

Last Call With Carson Daly

Guest
Talk
2002

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