Batan Silva

Biography

Career Overview

Batan Silva has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently El Mariachi Trilogy with 1 titles. Signature works include Back to the Future Part III, Clear and Present Danger, Desperado. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

32

Birth Place

Mexico

Known For

• 

  Back to the Future Part III
• 

  Clear and Present Danger
• 

  Desperado
• 

  Song to Song
• 

  Cronos
• 

  Rough Magic

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• El Mariachi Trilogy (1 titles)
• Mexico Collection (1 titles)
• Jack Ryan (1 titles)
• The Jack Ryan Collection (1 titles)
• Back to the Future (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Flea (2 collaborations)
• Joaquim de Almeida (2 collaborations)
• Juan Carlos Colombo (2 collaborations)
• Mario Iván Martínez (2 collaborations)
• Gerardo Moscoso (2 collaborations)
• Michael J. Fox (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Lloyd (1 collaborations)
• Mary Steenburgen (1 collaborations)
• Thomas F. Wilson (1 collaborations)
• Lea Thompson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (3 credits)

  • Jugaremos en el bosque

    producer

    production
    2024
  • Miral

    co-producer

    production
    2010
  • Amber

    producer

    production
    1994

• directing (26 credits)

  • Rabbit Hole

    - Gilgamesh (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • Me casé con un idiota

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Ship

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Flight Attendant

    - After Dark (2020) ... director directing
    2020
  • After Darkness

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Boys

    - We Gotta Go Now (2020) ... director directing
    2019
  • Compulsion

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Mayans M.C.

    - Xaman-Ek (2019) ... director directing

    - Uch/Opossum (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Song to Song

    first assistant director

    directing
    2017
  • The Sinner

    - Part VII (2021) ... director directing

    - Part VI (2021) ... director directing
    2017
  • S.W.A.T.

    - Track (2019) ... director directing
    2017
  • Animal Kingdom

    - Power (2021) ... director directing
    2016
  • Chicago Fire

    - Where We End Up (2020) ... director directing

    - This Isn't Charity (2018) ... director directing
    2012
  • Grimm

    - Iron Hans (2015) ... director directing
    2011
  • Miral

    first assistant director

    directing
    2010
  • El Viaje de la Nonna

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Calculated (2025) ... director directing

    - Bubble Wrap (2023) ... director directing

    - Trick-Rolled at the Moulin (I) (2021) ... director directing

    - Our Words Will Not Be Heard (2021) ... director directing

    - Hunt, Trap, Rape, and Release (2021) ... director directing
    1999
  • The Juror

    assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Rough Magic

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Desperado

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Clear and Present Danger

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Cronos

    first assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • Blind Side

    first assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • City of the Blind

    assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • Back to the Future Part III

    additional second assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • Buster

    second assistant director

    directing
    1988

• actors (2 credits)

  • Song to Song

    Music Producer

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Before Night Falls

    Reinaldo's Father

    actor

    actors
    2000

• writing (1 credits)

  • El Viaje de la Nonna

    screenplay

    writing
    2008