About
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River...
Known for
EntourageSeries • 2004
PortlandiaSeries • 2011
Good Will HuntingMovie • 1997
FEUDSeries • 2017
BossSeries • 2011
Dead Man's WireMovie • 2026
The Sea of TreesMovie • 2016
My Own Private IdahoMovie • 1991
Finding ForresterMovie • 2000
Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackMovie • 2001
KidsMovie • 1995
ElephantMovie • 2003
When We RiseSeries • 2017
I'm Still HereMovie • 2010
Certain WomenMovie • 2016
Paris Je T'aimeMovie • 2006
MilkMovie • 2008
To Die ForMovie • 1995
The CanyonsMovie • 2013
Drugstore CowboyMovie • 1989
Laurence AnywaysMovie • 2012
PsychoMovie • 1998
ZerovilleMovie • 2019
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootMovie • 2018