Roman Coppola
Roman Coppola
Biography
Roman François Coppola (April 22, 1965) is the son of Francis Ford Coppola and an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. With the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom, he and co-writer Wes Anderson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His television series Mozart in the Jungle won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. In 2019, Coppola was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Coppola serves as president of the San Francisco-based film company American Zoetrope. He is also the founder and owner of The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company. Coppola began his directing career by overseeing in-camera visual effects and second unit direction for Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which garnered a BAFTA Award nomination for Visual Effects. He has continued to do second unit direction throughout his career, including his father's Jack, The Rainmaker, Youth Without Youth, and Tetro; collaborator Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited; and his sister Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. In the 1990s, Coppola established himself as an influential music video and commercial director. Through his production company, The Directors Bureau, he directed all four music videos for The Strokes' 2001 debut album, Is This It, as well as "12:51" for Room on Fire. His other music videos include clips for Daft Punk, Lilys, Moby, The Presidents of the United States of America, Ween, Green Day, and Fatboy Slim. His music video for Phoenix's "Funky Squaredance" was invited into the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art. He has also been a supporter of cousin Jason Schwartzman's musical side project, Coconut Records. His first feature film, CQ, premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and was well-received critically. Set in Paris in 1969, CQ centers on a young film editor trying to juggle his personal and professional life while simultaneously juggling a science fiction adventure and his own personal art film. Coppola's second feature, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, debuted in 2012 at the Rome Film Festival. Charlie Sheen starred as the title character, a graphic designer dealing with a break-up. The cast also included Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman. Reviews for the film tended toward the negative. Coppola is also an inventor and entrepreneur, responsible for the Photobubble Company, Pacific Tote Company, and a number of projects through the "Special Projects" arm of his production company.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-04-22 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Acting

2018

Isle of Dogs as Igor (voice)

2016

The Family Whistle as Self

2012

Die Again, Undead One as Roman Coppola

2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited as Café Patron

2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox as Squirrel Contractor (voice)

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Senate Guard (uncredited)

1999

Torrance Rises as Self

1996

Bed, Bath and Beyond as Not available

1974

The Godfather Part II as Sonny Corleone as a Boy (uncredited)

1972

The Godfather as Boy on Street Who Attended Funeral (uncredited)

1966

You're a Big Boy Now as Baby Boy in Carriage (uncredited)
Crew

2025

The Phoenician Scheme Executive Producer

2024

Megalopolis Second Unit Director

2024

The Last Showgirl Thanks

2024

A Century in Sound Executive Producer

2023

The Swan Director of Photography

2023

Priscilla Second Unit Director

2023

Fairyland Executive Producer

2023

Asteroid City Executive Producer

2023

Asteroid City Story

2023

Priscilla Executive Producer

2021

The French Dispatch Executive Producer

2020

On the Rocks Executive Producer

2018

Isle of Dogs Story

2017

The Beguiled Executive Producer

2016

Paris Can Wait Thanks

2015

A Very Murray Christmas Assistant Director

2015

A Very Murray Christmas Executive Producer

2014

Mozart in the Jungle Executive Producer

2013

The Bling Ring Producer

2013

Castello Cavalcanti Producer

2012

Moonrise Kingdom Writer

2012

On the Road Producer

2012

Die Again, Undead One Director

2011

From a Mess To The Masses Additional Photography

2010

Somewhere Producer

2009

Tetro Second Unit Director

2007

Youth Without Youth Second Unit Director

2007

The Darjeeling Limited Second Unit Director

2006

Marie Antoinette Second Unit Director

2006

Adicolor Red Director

2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Second Unit Director

2001

CQ Director

2001

CQ Writer

2000

The Virgin Suicides Second Unit Director

1999

D.A.F.T. Director

1999

Torrance Rises Cinematography

1998

Lick the Star Second Unit Director of Photography

1998

Free Tibet Cinematography

1997

The Rainmaker Second Unit Director

1996

Jack Second Unit Director

1996

Bed, Bath and Beyond Cinematography

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula Second Unit Director

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula Visual Effects

1990

The Spirit of '76 Executive Producer

1990

Clownhouse Executive Producer

1983

The Black Stallion Returns Sound Recordist

1983

The Black Stallion Returns Production Assistant

1983

Rumble Fish Associate Producer