Biographical films about actors

1994 film by Tim Burton

1996 film directed by Alan Parker

2011 film directed by Simon Curtis

2017 film directed by James Franco

2007 film directed by Julian Schnabel

1992 film by Richard Attenborough

2000 film by E. Elias Merhige

2019 film directed by Rupert Goold

1982 film directed by Graeme Clifford

Hollywoodland is a 2006 American mystery drama film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Paul Bernbaum. The story presents a fictionalized account of the circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the star of the 1950s film Superman and the Mole Men and the television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien Brody stars as a fictional character, Louis Simo, a private detective investigating Toni Mannix (Diane Lane); who was involved in a long romantic relationship with Reeves and was the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins). Reeves had ended t

2021 film directed by Aaron Sorkin

2018 film by Jon S. Baird

2013 film directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein

2011 film by Milan Luthria

2024 film directed by Jason Reitman

1955 film by Daniel Mann

Sanju is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language biographical comedy drama film directed and edited by Rajkumar Hirani, written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi and produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banners Rajkumar Hirani Films and Vinod Chopra Films. The film chronicles the life of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, notably focusing his drug addiction, arrest for his suspected association with the 1993 Bombay bombings, relationship with his father, and acting career. Ranbir Kapoor stars as the title character with an ensemble supporting cast including Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Anushka Sharma,

1981 film by Frank Perry

1976 film by Nikita Mikhalkov

2004 television film directed by Stephen Hopkins

Seberg is a 2019 political thriller film directed by Benedict Andrews, from a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse based on the life of Jean Seberg. It stars Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Margaret Qualley, Zazie Beetz, Anthony Mackie, and Vince Vaughn.

2016 film directed by Justin Kelly

2004 film by Richard Eyre

1977 film by Shyam Benegal

2020 film directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz

2015 film by Anton Corbijn

1957 film by Joseph Pevney

1980 television film directed by Dick Lowry

1968 film by Robert Wise

1953 film by George Cukor

1928 film by Fred Niblo

1962 musical comedy-drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy

2001 American biographical film directed by Mark Rydell

1992 film by Stanley Kwan

2024 film by Jessica Palud

1942 film by Busby Berkeley

2010 film directed by Oskar Roehler

1996 television film directed by Tim Fywell

2000 television film biopic directed by Steven Robman

1947 film by George Marshall

1976 film by Richard Fleischer

1955 film by Richard Fleischer

1999 television film directed by Martha Coolidge

1967 film by Yan Frid

2009 film by Richard Laxton

Mahanati () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film features Keerthy Suresh as Savitri while Dulquer Salmaan (in his Telugu debut) plays Savitri's husband Gemini Ganesan. The film also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda, while Rajendra Prasad, Bhanupriya, Divyavani, Mohan Babu and Prakash Raj appear in supporting roles. The plot follows Savitri's life, depicting her turbulent rise to prominence, marriage

1977 film directed by Ken Russell

1955 film by Philip Dunne

Fuori () is a 2025 biographical drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone, based on the 1983 novel '''' by Goliarda Sapienza. It stars Valeria Golino as Sapienza, alongside Matilda De Angelis, Elodie, Corrado Fortuna, Stefano Dionisi and Antonio Gerardi.

1916 film by Frank Lloyd

2017 film by Susanna Nicchiarelli

Thalaivii () is a 2021 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. Directed by A. L. Vijay and written by Madhan Karky (Tamil) and Rajat Arora (Hindi), it was produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh of Vibri Motion Pictures and Karma Media And Entertainment, respectively. The film starred Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, Arvind Swamy as M. G. Ramachandran, Nassar as M. Karunanidhi, Raj Arjun and Samuthirakani as R. M. Veerappan in the Hindi and Tamil versions, respectively. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, the film also fe

2002 film by Paul Schrader

2014 film directed by Sebastián del Amo

2021 film directed by Longmond Leung

2013 film by Wash West

1965 film by Gordon Douglas

1957 film by George Sidney

1947 film by David Butler

2018 television film directed by Sacha Gervasi