Biography
Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
How to Shoot a Ghost
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Darkest Miriam
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2025
The Actor
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Orion and the Dark
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2020
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020
Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2020
Anomalisa
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015
Anomalisa
Role: Theatre Play
MOVIE • 2015
Anomalisa
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2015
Anomalisa
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Her
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2013
Waking Up
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2010
Synecdoche, New York
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
Moral Orel
Role: Story
TV • 2005
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2004