Dan Trachtenberg
Directing

Dan Trachtenberg

May 11, 1981 (44 years old) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as: Ден Трахтенберґ, دان تراختنبرغ

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 Show podcast and a former co-host of the Geekdrome podcast. He also directed episodes for the Ctrl+Alt+Chicken podcast, all hosted at Revision3. He directed the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled “Playtest,” and various television commercials and public service announcements.

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Known For

The Totally Rad Show

The Totally Rad Show

2007 • TV

Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work

2018 • Movie

Movie Credits (12)

Acting

2018

Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work

as Self

Crew

2003

Kickin'

Writer

2003

Kickin'

Director

2016

10 Cloverfield Lane

Director

2011

More Than You Can Chew

Director

2025

Predator: Badlands

Director

2022

Prey

Director

2025

Predator: Killer of Killers

Director

2025

Predator: Killer of Killers

Producer

2025

Predator: Badlands

Producer

2011

Portal: No Escape

Director

TV Credits (8)

Acting

2007

The Totally Rad Show

as Self - Host

43 episodes

Crew

2010

BlackBoxTV Presents

Director

2010

BlackBoxTV Presents

Writer

2011

Black Mirror

Director

2019

The Boys

Executive Producer

2019

The Boys

Director

2021

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

Executive Producer

2021

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 11, 1981 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity
1.8

Career Stats

12
Movies
8
TV Shows