Nicolas Winding Refn (born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing the crime dramas Bleeder (1999) and the Pusher films (1996-2005), the fictionalised biographical film Bronson (2008), the dramatic adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009), the neo-noir crime film Drive (2011), the thriller Only God Forgives (2013), and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016). In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Best Director Award
Known For
Drive
(2011)
Director
The Neon Demon
(2016)
Director
Bronson
(2009)
Director
Pusher 3
(2005)
Director
Only God Forgives
(2013)
Director
Valhalla Rising
(2009)
Director
Pusher
(1996)
Director
Pusher II
(2004)
Director
Bleeder
(1999)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Pusher
(1996)
Director
Bleeder
(1999)
Director
Fear X
(2003)
Director
Pusher II
(2004)
Director
Pusher 3
(2005)
Director
Valhalla Rising
(2009)
Director
Bronson
(2009)
Director
Drive
(2011)
Director
Only God Forgives
(2013)
Director
The Neon Demon
(2016)
Director
Rematch
(2019)
Director
Touch of Crude
(2022)
Director
Circus Maximus
(2023)
Director
Acting
Pusher
(1996)
Brian
Chinaman
(2005)
The Doctor
Gambler
(2006)
Himself (Jang)
NWR
(2012)
Self
Pusher
(2012)
Dutch Bob
Drive Without a Driver
(2012)
Self
Jodorowsky's Dune
(2013)
Self
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
(2014)
Self
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
(2015)
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
(2015)
Self
Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's Demigod
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn
(2023)
Self
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
(2023)
Self
Dario Argento: Panico
(2023)
Self
Writing
Pusher
(1996)
Screenplay
Bleeder
(1999)
Screenplay
Fear X
(2003)
Writer
Pusher II
(2004)
Screenplay
Pusher 3
(2005)
Writer
Valhalla Rising
(2009)
Writer
Bronson
(2009)
Screenplay
Pusher
(2010)
Writer
Only God Forgives
(2013)
Writer
The Neon Demon
(2016)
Screenplay and Story
Touch of Crude
(2022)
Writer
Production
Pusher
(1996)
Producer
Bleeder
(1999)
Producer
Pusher II
(2004)
Producer
Black's Game
(2012)
Executive Producer
Dying of the Light
(2014)
Executive Producer
The Neon Demon
(2016)
Producer
The Famous Five: Peril on the Night Train
(2024)
Executive Producer
Crew