Alexander Payne
Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and three Golden Globe Awards as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. After directing several short films, Payne made his feature film debut with the black comedy Citizen Ruth (1996). His career progressed with the political satire Election (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the comedy-drama About Schmidt (2002). Payne twice won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing his directorials Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for these two films and for the road film Nebraska (2013). He has since directed Downsizing (2017) and the period film The Holdovers (2023). In a 2018 interview with Ronan Farrow, actress Rose McGowan accused a "prominent” man in Hollywood of statutory rape but she did not name the person in question. In August 2020, McGowan said it was Payne and that he committed the act sometime in 1988 or 1989, when McGowan was 15 years old and Payne was about 28 years old. Payne responded to McGowan's allegation by writing a guest column in Deadline Hollywood in which he admitted to a consensual relationship with her, but denied any impropriety, alleging that they had met in 1991 when she was over the age of consent, which is 18 in California. Payne ended his statement writing, "While I cannot allow false statements about events 29 years ago to go uncorrected, I will continue to wish only the best for Rose".
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 10, 1961Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
42Place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USAAlso known as
Constantine Alexander Payne, אלכסנדר פיין, Александер ПейнCast credits
Hal
SelfZ Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
SelfParis Je T'aime
Oscar Wilde (Pere-Lachaise)Trespassing Bergman
SelfElection - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction
HimselfChristoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
SelfBerlanga!!
Self - FilmmakerBergmans video
SelfFrank Capra: Mr. America
SelfProgram Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne
SelfAbout a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'
Crew credits
Jurassic Park III
WriterThe Assassination of Richard Nixon
Executive ProducerParis Je T'aime
Director, WriterAbout Schmidt
Director, ScreenplayI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
ScreenplayKing of California
ProducerThe Savages
Executive ProducerElection
Director, ScreenplaySideways
Director, ScreenplayCitizen Ruth
Director, ScreenplayThe Descendants
Director, Screenplay, ProducerCarmen
Director, MusicSideways
Story, Executive ProducerNebraska
DirectorDownsizing
Director, Screenplay, ProducerInside Out
Director, WriterInside Out 3
DirectorThe Passion of Martin
Director, Screenplay, Editor, ProducerKumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Executive ProducerCedar Rapids
ProducerSmall Town Wisconsin
Executive Producer