
Roman Coppola
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.
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Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
21 Credits
The Godfather
as Boy on Street Who Attended Funeral (uncredited)
1972

The Godfather Part II
as Sonny Corleone as a Boy (uncredited)
1974

Apocalypse Now
as Francis de Marais
1979

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Senate Guard (uncredited)
1999

Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Squirrel Contractor (voice)
2009

Isle of Dogs
as Igor (voice)
2018

Torrance Rises
as Self
1999

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
1991

Megadoc
as Self
2025

My Life. My Card.
as Appears On Screen
2006

Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Café Patron
2011

Lumière! The Adventure Continues
as Self
2024
Behind the Camera
17 Credits
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Director
2020

The Darjeeling Limited
Writer, Producer
2007

Moonrise Kingdom
Writer
2012

CQ
Director, Writer
2001

Castello Cavalcanti
Producer
2013

On the Road
Producer
2012

Somewhere
Producer
2010

The Bling Ring
Producer
2013

Cousin Ben Troop Screening
Writer
2012

Here Comes the Night Time
Director
2013

Adicolor Red
Director
2006

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Writer, Producer, Director
2013