Sylvain White (born 12 February 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter.
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Early life and education
Filmmaker Sylvain White was born and raised in Paris, France.
At 18 he attended the University of La Sorbonne, then earned a scholarship to go to film school at Pomona College outside Los Angeles. After graduating with honors in both film production and media studies, a series of award-winning short films led him to direct a spectrum of music videos and commercials in the US, Europe and Japan.
Career
He debuted feature film Stomp the Yard, at number one in the US for Sony. He went on to direct the action comedy The Losers, starring Chris Evans, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldaña. He wrote and directed the French murder mystery The Mark of the Angels, starring Gérard Depardieu, and followed by directing the theatrical summer horror film Slender Man for Sony.
White has also directed episodes on television series such as Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, Billions, Justified, The Americans, The Terminal List, Amazing Stories, CSI, Hawaii Five-0, The Following, Person of Interest, Major Crimes and Sleepy Hollow.