Robert Eggers

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Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), The Northman (2022), and Nosferatu (2024). His films are set before the 20th century and noted for their historical authenticity and blending of gothic horror, folklore, and mythology.

Robert Houston Eggers was born in New York City on July 7, 1983. He does not know his biological father. He and his mother Kelly Houston moved to Laramie, Wyoming, where she met and married Walter Eggers, an English literature professor at the University of Wyoming. The couple had twin sons named Max and Sam, who also became filmmakers. In 1990, the family relocated to Lee, New Hampshire, after Walter became a provost at the University of New Hampshire.