Robert Lorenz is an American film producer and director, best known for his collaborations with Clint Eastwood. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, for Mystic River (2003), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), and American Sniper (2014). He has also directed Trouble with the Curve (2012) and The Marksman (2021).
Life
As a producer he has been nominated three times for Best Picture: Mystic River (2003),[1] Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), and American Sniper (2014).[2] In 2012 he made his directorial debut with Trouble with the Curve. He is a longtime member of the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America. In 2015, he had a first look deal with Warner Bros.[3]
Filmography
He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Blood Work | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Mystic River | |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Executive producer |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | ||
| 2007 | Rails & Ties | |
| 2008 | Changeling | |
| Gran Torino | ||
| 2009 | Invictus | |
| 2010 | Hereafter | |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | |
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve | |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | |
| American Sniper | ||
| 2021 | The Marksman | |
| 2023 | In the Land of Saints and Sinners | Executive producer |
- Second unit director or assistant director
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Femme Fatale | Second second assistant director |
| Shakes the Clown | ||
| Cool as Ice | Second assistant director | |
| 1992 | Acquitted for Having Committed the Deed | |
| Seedpeople | ||
| 1993 | Silent Tongue | |
| Monolith | ||
| 1994 | Exit to Eden | Second second assistant director |
| 1995 | The Bridges of Madison County | Second assistant director |
| Last of the Dogmen | Assistant director | |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | First assistant director Second assistant director |
| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | First assistant director | |
| 1999 | True Crime | |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | |
| 2002 | Crossroads | First assistant director Second unit director |
| Blood Work | First assistant director | |
| 2003 | Mystic River | |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | |
| 2014 | American Sniper | Second unit director |
- As director
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve |
| 2021 | The Marksman |
| 2023 | In the Land of Saints and Sinners |
- As writer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2021 | The Marksman |
- Art department
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Genuine Risk | Art swing gang |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Slumber Party Massacre III | Production assistant |
Television
- Second unit director or assistant director
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | First assistant director: Second unit Second second assistant director | Television film |
| 1992 | Memphis | Second second assistant director | |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Second assistant director | |
| 1995 | The Colony | Television film | |
| Donor Unknown | Second second assistant director | ||
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Second assistant director | |
| A Face to Die For | |||
| 2001 | Semper Fi | First assistant director | Television pilot |