Adam Somner
Director · Actor · ProducerAdam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57. One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory.
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR6
DIRECTOR72
One Battle After Another
2025
First Assistant Director
Blitz
2024
First Assistant Director
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
First Assistant Director
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
First Assistant Director
The Rat Catcher
2023
First Assistant Director
Poison
2023
First Assistant Director
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
First Assistant Director
The Swan
2023
First Assistant Director
Licorice Pizza
2021
First Assistant Director
West Side Story
2021
First Assistant Director
Ford v Ferrari
2019
First Assistant Director
Ready Player One
2018
First Assistant Director
Phantom Thread
2017
First Assistant Director
The Post
2017
First Assistant Director
HAIM / Valentine
2017
First Assistant Director
All the Money in the World
2017
First Assistant Director
First They Killed My Father
2017
First Assistant Director
The BFG
2016
First Assistant Director
Bridge of Spies
2015
First Assistant Director
The Revenant
2015
First Assistant Director
Inherent Vice
2014
First Assistant Director
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
First Assistant Director
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
First Assistant Director
The Master
2012
First Assistant Director
Loom
2012
First Assistant Director
Lincoln
2012
First Assistant Director
War Horse
2011
First Assistant Director
Rango
2011
First Assistant Director
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
First Assistant Director
Unstoppable
2010
First Assistant Director
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
First Assistant Director
There Will Be Blood
2007
Assistant Director
Lions for Lambs
2007
First Assistant Director
War of the Worlds
2005
First Assistant Director
Munich
2005
First Assistant Director
Man on Fire
2004
Assistant Director
Seabiscuit
2003
First Assistant Director
Johnny English
2003
First Assistant Director
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
First Assistant Director
Black Hawk Down
2001
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Spy Game
2001
Second Assistant Director
Just Visiting
2001
Second Assistant Director
Hannibal
2001
Second Assistant Director
Zoe
2001
First Assistant Director
Gladiator
2000
Second Assistant Director
The Mummy
1999
Second Assistant Director
The Avengers
1998
Second Assistant Director
G.I. Jane
1997
Second Assistant Director
Event Horizon
1997
Second Assistant Director
101 Dalmatians
1996
Second Assistant Director
Mary Reilly
1996
Second Assistant Director
White Squall
1996
Second Assistant Director
The Jungle Book
1994
Second Second Assistant Director
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
Second Assistant Director
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
1994
Second Assistant Director
A Foreign Field
1993
Second Assistant Director
Shadowlands
1993
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Second Assistant Director
Ruby Cairo
1992
Second Assistant Director
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
Assistant Director
City of Joy
1992
Third Assistant Director
The Power of One
1992
Second Assistant Director
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
Third Assistant Director
The Russia House
1990
Third Assistant Director
Havana
1990
Third Assistant Director
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990
Third Assistant Director
Memphis Belle
1990
Third Assistant Director
The Old Man and the Sea
1990
Third Assistant Director
Treasure Island
1990
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Henry V
1989
Third Assistant Director
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Third Assistant Director
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
Third Assistant Director
PRODUCER29
Disclosure Day
2026
Executive Producer
One Battle After Another
2025
Producer
Blitz
2024
Producer
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Executive Producer
Licorice Pizza
2021
Producer
West Side Story
2021
Executive Producer
Ford v Ferrari
2019
Executive Producer
Ready Player One
2018
Executive Producer
First They Killed My Father
2017
Executive Producer
Phantom Thread
2017
Executive Producer
The Post
2017
Executive Producer
The BFG
2016
Co-Producer
Bridge of Spies
2015
Executive Producer
Inherent Vice
2014
Executive Producer
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
Co-Producer
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Co-Producer
The Master
2012
Executive Producer
Lincoln
2012
Co-Producer
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
Associate Producer
Rango
2011
Production Manager
War Horse
2011
Co-Producer
Unstoppable
2010
Co-Producer
Nuns on the Run
1990
Assistant Location Manager
Consuming Passions
1988
Production Runner
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Production Runner
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Assistant Location Manager
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Production Runner
Strong Medicine
1986
Production Runner
Duet for One
1986
Production Runner
