Dave McKean

Biography

David McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.

Career Overview

Dave McKean has 55 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Signature works include MirrorMask, The Gospel of Us, n[eon]. 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: 55
Birth Date: 1963-12-29 00:00:00
Birth Place: Maidenhead, England, UK

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Stephanie Leonidas (1 collaborations)
Jason Barry (1 collaborations)
Rob Brydon (1 collaborations)
Gina McKee (1 collaborations)
Dora Bryan (1 collaborations)
Stephen Fry (1 collaborations)
Robert Llewellyn (1 collaborations)
Lenny Henry (1 collaborations)
Nik Robson (1 collaborations)
Simon Harvey (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (21 credits)
- The Ballad of Buckethead
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Signal to Noise
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Visitors
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Lunacy: The Making of Luna
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Luna
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Gospel of Us
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Dawn
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Show + Tell
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Displacements
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- A Short Film for Adobe
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Whack!
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- MirrorMask
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Reason
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Lowcraft - One of Us
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- n[eon]
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Iain Ballamy/Stian Carstensen
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Reminded
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Una furtiva lagrima
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Raindance 7
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- The Week Before
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Kodak: Take Pictures Further
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
writing (8 credits)
- Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story
  
  comic book
  
  writing
  
  2024
- Signal to Noise
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Visitors
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Luna
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Dawn
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- MirrorMask
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2005
- n[eon]
  
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- The Week Before
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
visual effects (1 credits)
- The Sandman
  
  opening/ending animation
  
  visual effects
  
  - A Special Episode - Death: The High Cost of Living (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - A Tale of Graceful Ends (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - Long Live the King (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - The Kindly Ones (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - Fuel for the Fire (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  2022
actors (7 credits)
- Temple of Art
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Lunacy: The Making of Luna
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Dawn
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Whack!
  The Devil
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Show + Tell
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- A Short Film for Adobe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Kodak: Take Pictures Further
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
sound (8 credits)
- Signal to Noise
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2018
- Luna
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2014
- The Gospel of Us
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2012
- Show + Tell
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2006
- Whack!
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2006
- Displacements
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2006
- n[eon]
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2002
- Kodak: Take Pictures Further
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  1996
production (1 credits)
- Visitors
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
editing (4 credits)
- Visitors
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2017
- Luna
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2014
- Dawn
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2006
- Show + Tell
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2006
camera (2 credits)
- Visitors
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2017
- A Short Film for Adobe
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2006
crew (2 credits)
- Show + Tell
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2006
- Displacements
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2006
art (1 credits)
- MirrorMask
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  2005