About
Adam Somner
Overview
Adam Somner was an assistant director and producer for filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro Inarritu and Ridley Scott. He died November 27, 2024 of thyroid cancer at the age of 57.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Blitz | Actor | Station Inspector | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Actor | Tiny Toes Photographer | 67 Fair |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Actor | Self | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | The Path to Redemption | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 2025 | The Battle of Baktan Cross | Directing | First Assistant Director | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Blitz | Directing | First Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Directing | First Assistant Director | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Directing | First Assistant Director | 72 Good |
| 2023 | Poison | Directing | First Assistant Director | 63 Fair |
| 2023 | The Rat Catcher | Directing | First Assistant Director | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | The Swan | Directing | First Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Directing | First Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Directing | First Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Directing | First Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Directing | First Assistant Director | 78 Good |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Directing | First Assistant Director | 75 Good |
| 2017 | Phantom Thread | Directing | First Assistant Director | 71 Good |
| 2017 | The Post | Directing | First Assistant Director | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | All the Money in the World | Directing | First Assistant Director | 63 Fair |
| 2017 | HAIM / Valentine | Directing | First Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 2017 | First They Killed My Father | Directing | First Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Directing | First Assistant Director | 74 Good |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Directing | First Assistant Director | 71 Good |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Directing | First Assistant Director | 64 Fair |
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Directing | First Assistant Director | 74 Good |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Directing | First Assistant Director | 79 Good |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Directing | First Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2012 | The Master | Directing | First Assistant Director | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Loom | Directing | First Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 2011 | War Horse | Directing | First Assistant Director | 71 Good |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Directing | First Assistant Director | 68 Fair |
| 2011 | Rango | Directing | First Assistant Director | 68 Fair |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Directing | First Assistant Director | 64 Fair |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Directing | First Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood | Directing | Assistant Director | 79 Good |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Directing | First Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Munich | Directing | First Assistant Director | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Directing | First Assistant Director | 64 Fair |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Directing | Assistant Director | 73 Good |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Directing | First Assistant Director | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Directing | First Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Johnny English | Directing | First Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Directing | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 72 Good |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 52 Average |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 2001 | Zoe | Directing | First Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 81 Very good |
| 1999 | The Mummy | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 68 Fair |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 50 Average |
| 1997 | G.I. Jane | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 63 Fair |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 64 Fair |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1996 | White Squall | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1995 | The Governor | Directing | Second Assistant Director | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Directing | Second Second Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Directing | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
| 1993 | A Foreign Field | Directing | Second Assistant Director | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 55 Average |
| 1992 | Ruby Cairo | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Directing | Assistant Director | 61 Fair |
| 1992 | City of Joy | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1992 | The Power of One | Directing | Second Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 67 Fair |
| 1990 | The Russia House | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Havana | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Treasure Island | Directing | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | Henry V | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 64 Fair |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Directing | Third Assistant Director | 78 Good |
Production |
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| 2025 | The Battle of Baktan Cross | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Blitz | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Production | Executive Producer | 72 Good |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Production | Executive Producer | 78 Good |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Production | Executive Producer | 75 Good |
| 2017 | Phantom Thread | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
| 2017 | The Post | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | First They Killed My Father | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2016 | The BFG | Production | Co-Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Production | Executive Producer | 64 Fair |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Production | Co-Producer | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Production | Co-Producer | 79 Good |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Production | Co-Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2012 | The Master | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
| 2011 | War Horse | Production | Co-Producer | 71 Good |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Production | Associate Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2011 | Rango | Production | Production Manager | 68 Fair |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Production | Co-Producer | 64 Fair |
| 1990 | Nuns on the Run | Production | Assistant Location Manager | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Madame Sousatzka | Production | Assistant Location Manager | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Production | Production Runner | 73 Good |
| 1988 | Consuming Passions | Production | Production Runner | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Production | Production Runner | 49 Bad |
| 1986 | Duet for One | Production | Production Runner | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Production | Production Runner | 58 Average |