
American film director
1971 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
American film director
Born
February 26, 1971
Age
~55 years
Name Origin
English
Timeline
screenwriter, cinematographer, film director
1971
Born in Summit (1971-02-26)
2024
AwardPalme d'Or
2025
AwardAcademy Award for Best Director
2025
AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture
2025
AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
2025
AwardAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
About
Sean Baker is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers. He made his directorial film debut with Four Letter Words (2000) and co-created the television character Greg the Bunny. Baker has since directed seven feature films: Take Out (2004), Prince of Broadway (2008), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024).
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Sean Baker is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers. He made his directorial film debut with Four Letter Words (2000) and co-creat
The name Sean means "A male given name from Irish.. Etymology: Anglicised form of Seán, from Jehan, from Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Ἰωάννης, from lit=God is gracious. Giovanni.". It is of English origin.
Sean Baker was born on February 26, 1971.
Name Meaning
A male given name from Irish.. Etymology: Anglicised form of Seán, from Jehan, from Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Ἰωάννης, from lit=God is gracious. Giovanni.
The name Sean is of English origin, meaning "A male given name from Irish.. Etymology: Anglicised form of Seán, from Jehan, from Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Ἰωάννης, from lit=God is gracious. Giovanni.". It is traditionally a male name.
Other famous people named Sean
Sean — February 26, 1971
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Pisces
Intuitive, compassionate, artistic
Water · Neptune · Feb 19 – Mar 20
Chinese Zodiac
Pig
Compassionate, generous, diligent
Metal · Yin
Mayan Tzolkin
5 Cimi
Death — transformation, rebirth
Celtic Tree
Ash
Intuitive, artistic, imaginative
Ogham: Nion · Feb 18 – Mar 17
Would you name your baby Sean?
Guestbook
Wrote a character thinking of you. The role found its way back.
— a screenwriter
Stopped here. Glad I did.
— a passerby
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Present
Age ~55