Paul Anderson

PAUL ANDERSON

Date of Birth: March 4, 1965

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northern England, Anderson attended Warwick University where he achieved a first class film degree with honours and an MBA. He got started in film on his own, setting up a film cooperative in his hometown and worked on every aspect of film.

He then started to work for British television where he made award-winning documentaries and a controversial drama and was the principle writer on the successful contemporary crime series, El Cid. He began working on feature films in the early 90s, penning and directing the film Shopping. The controversial film was followed by his American debut, Mortal Kombat (1995) a year later. The film based on the fighting videogame became a hit worldwide, despite the critic's poor reviews, and launched Anderson into the spotlight.

Lightening didn't strike twice, however, as his next sci-fi film, Event Horizon (1997) flopped at the box office. He tried again with Solider (1998) but once again fell short.

Starting off the new millennium, Anderson returned to the videogame-turned-film genre and directed Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil (2002), followed by Alien Vs. Predator (2004).

Filmography (director):

Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Resident Evil (2002)
Soldier (1998)
Event Horizon (1997)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Shopping (1994)

Filmography (writer):

Resident Evil (2002)
Shopping (1994)