Roland Emmerich

Born

November 10, 1955 (age 70)

Known as

screenwriter, film director, film producer, writer, director, recording supervisor

Roland Emmerich is a German and American filmmaker. He is known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions released to mixed reviews, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the 20th-highest-grossing Hollywood director of all time.

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