Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll
Boll on the set of Dungeon Siege, at the studios in Vancouver, in 2005
Born	(1965-06-22) June 22, 1965 (age 51) Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Residence	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, amateur boxer, restaurant owner
Years active	1990–2016
Spouse(s)	Natalia Tudge
Children	1
Website	eventfilm.us

Uwe Boll (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈbɔl]; born June 22, 1965) is a German-born Canadian filmmaker and restaurateur, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG and Event Film Productions production companies. Many of his films are produced on low budgets and Boll himself has backed his projects financially or made use of crowdfunding platforms.

Boll's career is divided in two distinct stages: the first one consists in big budget films with a usually renowned cast, most of which gained him a reputation as a " maestro", while receiving highly negative reviews from critics, with Alone in the Dark being considered one of the worst films ever made. His second and most recent phase as a director, however, is noted by films with a smaller budget or independently made, less famous actors and different approaches in filmmaking; Boll's Rampage film series, Tunnel Rats, Stoic, Amoklauf, Heart of America, Assault on Wall Street and Darfur have been better (or mildly well) received by critics.

Boll was born in Wermelskirchen. He studied at the University of Cologne and the University of Siegen, and holds a doctorate in literature.