Simon West

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon West
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1961(1961-07-17)
Age	63
Birthplace	Letchworth
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Simon West Biography

Simon West is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on July 17, 1961 in Letchworth, England, United Kingdom.

West was born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. He began his career as an assistant film editor with the BBC Film Department, where he worked on dramas and documentaries. He then left the BBC to work on commercials and music videos. He debuted as a director in 1997 with Con Air, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich.

West directed the 2001 action film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Though it would be an adaptation of the popular computer game Tomb Raider, the development of the film was influenced by a market that “wasn’t used to women leading summer blockbusters” (with the exception of the Alien film series). This factor influenced his decision to cast Angelina Jolie as Croft, though she was not well known (she was not the studio’s first choice, in contrast to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ashley Judd, and Jennifer Lopez). While Lara Croft led to box office totals that were the highest for a female-led action film at that time, ($131 million), inspired theme park rides, led to a sequel, and made a star of Jolie, West was disappointed that it did not lead to similar films. He noted that “at the time, the studio was incredibly nervous at what the outcome could have been. I’m surprised it’s taken so long [for other female-fronted action stories to rise up], because I thought that two or three years after, there’d be 10 other movies like it cashing in on its success …[b]ut it’s amazing how things work so slowly. But finally The Hunger Games and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman have caught up!”

Simon West Net Worth

Simon West is one of the richest Film Director from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon West 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Simon West (born 17 July 1961) is a British film director and producer of action films.

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Who is Simon West Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Siripuch Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon West celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.