Nimród Antal

The native form of this personal name is Antal Nimród. This article uses the Western name order.

Nimród Antal
Born	Nimród E. Antal[1] November 30, 1973 (1973-11-30) (age 37) Los Angeles
Occupation	Director Actor Screenwriter

Nimród E. Antal (pronounced: Neemrode; born November 30, 1973) is a Hungarian American film director, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Antal was born in Los Angeles of Hungarian ancestry. He moved to Hungary in 1991 to study at the Hungarian Film Academy following advice from his father. After graduating, he went on to work in the film and television industry. In 2005, he moved back to his hometown of Los Angeles to pursue success in Hollywood.

Directing

He is best known for writing and directing the Hungarian-language film Kontroll (2003), which won numerous awards, including the Award of the Youth at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Hugo (main prize) at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as a European Film Award nomination for Best Director. The backdrop of the film is the Budapest Metro subway system. Kontroll, refers to the act of ticket inspectors checking to ensure a rider has paid their fare.^[2]

Antal's first American feature film, Vacancy, starring Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson, was released on April 20, 2007.^[3] His second American film, Armored, was released in December 2009.^[4]

Robert Rodriguez hired him to direct the film Predators.^[5]

Acting

Antal has appeared in acting roles in some Hungarian films, the most known among these are András Salamon's Közel a szerelemhez (1999) and Balra a nap nyugszik (2000), directed by András Fésös. Antal had major supporting parts in both of these films. He also had a cameo in Robert Rodriguez's Machete.

Filmography

As director

• Kontroll (2003)
• Vacancy (2007)
• Armored (2009)
• Predators (2010)

References

1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
2. ^ Nimród Antal: Kontroll (Ungarn 2003)
3. ^ Sony Pictures: Nimród Antal´s – Motel am 19. Juli im Kino
4. ^ Vacancy – Nimród Antal – Interview in the Dark on IFILM
5. ^ Kasch, Andrew. "Preview: Robert Rodriguez and Nimrod Antal Talk Predators". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38348/preview-robert-rodriguez-and-nimrod-antal-talk-predators. 

External links

• Official website
• Nimród Antal at the Internet Movie Database
• Nimród Antal on IGN

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Name	Antal, Nimrod
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Date of birth	November 30, 1973
Place of birth	Los Angeles
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