Biography
Dan Trachtenberg (born May 11, 1981) is an American filmmaker and podcast host. He is best known for directing the films 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Prey (2022), the former earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021), the latter of which he also served as an executive producer. Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Predator: Badlands
2025
Story, Director
Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Predator: Killer of Killers
2025
Director, Story, Producer
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they ...
Prey
2022
Story, Director
When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out ...
Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work
2018
as Self
Hour-long round table discussion between Jonathan and Josh Baker and renowned filmmakers including 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg, Swis...
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
Director
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic at...
More Than You Can Chew
2011
Director, Story
The story follows two paramedics who get “more than they can chew” when responding to a 911 house call.
Kickin'
2003
Director, Writer
In a soccer showdown where the bully has all the advantages, J.C. must find the courage to unleash his skill, defend his friend, and emerge as a hero.
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
1998
Key Grip
Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time h...
MILK
N/A
Idea
A former assassin must manage the pressures of being a new mom while avoiding her former co-workers who have been sent to kill her.