David Oyelowo has stated that he seeks out women directors to work with on his projects, having done a 5 film run working with them. In light of the #MeToo and #TIMESUP movements, where women have bravely stepped out to tell their stories of sexual harassment en mass and recently redirected the conversation to talks of women behind the camera and gender pay gaps, it seems appropriate to reflect on those who are working with women. Some men have spoken out in support and worn their ‘TIMES UP’ pins at the Golden Globes, others, not so much (looking at you Matt Damon) but who is putting their money where their mouth is?

This IMDB investigation lists 50 actors (watch out for Part 2!) and how many times they have worked with women directors on a feature film. This does not include TV, TV Movies, Documentary or Short Films. These actors involvement with male directors accused of sexual misconduct are also listed but not extensive, and there are actors on this list who have recently been outed as abusers themselves.

On a more positive note, those looking for more women directed films can find many listed here, hopefully with your favourite actors in them.

Daniel Day Lewis: 2/21

One being his wife, Rebecca Miller for The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Nanou

Robert DeNiro: 5/98

The Intern, The Wedding Party, Shark Tale, Awakenings, Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinema

Tom Hanks: 5/53

Icatha, You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, A League of their Own, Big

Chris Hemsworth: 0/20

Tom Hiddleston: 3/17

Exhibition, Unrelated, Archipelago

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once

Hugh Jackman: 0/35

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once, Brett Ratner once, Bryan Singer three times

Denzel Washington: 2/46

The Preacher’s Wife, Mississippi Masala

James Franco: 14/94

Blood Ride, Actors Anonymous, The Institute, The Labyrinth, Memoria, Black Dog Red Dog, True Deception, The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, Yosemite, Don Quixote, Palo Alto, Forever Love, The Holiday, The Dead Girl

NOTE: Has worked with Paul Haggis twice

Morgan Freeman: 0/79

Leonardo DiCaprio: 3/28

Critters 3, Poison Ivy, Total Eclipse

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once

Will Smith: 1/29

Shark Tale

Woody Harrelson: 3/70

North Country, The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio, The Edge of Seventeen

NOTE: Has worked with Brett Ratner once

Javier Bardem: 0/45

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once

Christoph Waltz: 0/36

NOTE: Has worked with Roman Polanski once

Johnny Depp: 3/58

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, The Man Who Cried, Lucky Them

NOTE: Has worked with Roman Polanski once

Benicio Del Toro: 2/38

Things We Lost in the Fire, Somewhere

NOTE: Has worked with Bryan Singer once

Jamie Foxx: 0/34

Timothee Chalamet: 4/11

True Deception, Christmas with the Coopers, Miss Stevens, Lady Bird

NOTE: Worked with Woody Allen once

Joaquin Phoenix: 1/31

You Were Never Really Here

NOTE: Worked with Woody Allen once

Matt Damon: 1/60

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron

Matthew McConaughey: 1/46

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Christian Bale: 4/42

Little Women, The Portrait of a Lady, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon

Gary Oldman: 2/59

Red Riding Hood, Kung Fu Panda 2

Chiwitel Ejiofor: 2/31

Talk To Me, Savannah

NOTE: Worked with Woody Allen once

Brad Pitt: 1/53

By The Sea, directed by ex-wife Angelina Jolie

Tom Cruise: 0/42

NOTE: Has worked with Bryan Singer once

Paul Dano: 6/31

The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Little Miss Sunshine, The Extra Man, Meek’s Cutoff, For Ellen, Ruby Sparks

Robert Downey Jr.: 1/69

Home for the Holidays

NOTE: Has worked with James Toback three times

Seth Rogen: 4/35

Kung Fu Panda 2, Take This Waltz, The Guilt Trip, Kung Fu Panda 3

Samuel L. Jackson: 3/119

Eve’s Bayou, The Caveman’s Valentine, Unicorn Store

George Clooney: 3/42

Unbecoming Age, The Peacemaker, Money Monster

David Oyelowo: 10/31

Tomorrow La Scala! Shoot the Messenger, Rage, 96 Minutes, Middle of Nowhere, Selma, Five Nights in Maine, Nina, A United Kingdom, Queen of Katwe

Daniel Radcliffe: 0/20

John Cho: 3/47

Bam Bam & Celeste, Reckless, A Happening of Monumental Proportions

Ezra Miller: 2/14

We Need to Talk About Kevin, Madame Bovary

Jonah Hill: 0/38

Ewan McGregor: 4/59

Incendiary, Amelia, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Our Kind of Traitor

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once, Bryan Singer once, Roman Polanski once

Zac Efron: 0/21

Jake Gyllenhaal:1/35

Lovely & Amazing

Michael Shannon: 10/66

Chicago Cab, Jesus’ Son, The Woodsman, Water, Marvelous, The Greatest, The Runaways, Return, Elvis & Nixon, What They Had

Rami Malek: 1/14

Buster’s Mal Heart

Dave Franco: 1/22

Bad Meat

Will Poulter: 1/12

Detroit

Diego Luna: 3/37

Frida, The Comet, The Bad Batch

Channing Tatum: 3/38

Havoc, Step Up, Stop-Loss

Dev Patel: 1/10

The Road Within

Ryan Gosling: 0/24

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 2/44

Stop-Loss, Havoc

Domhnall Gleeson: 1/26

Unbroken

Liev Schrieber: 5/51

Mixed Nuts, Party Girl, Mad Love, Walking and Talking, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

NOTE: Has worked with Woody Allen once

Sources for the Directors listed in ‘NOTES’:

Woody Allen: Sexually assaulted his 7 year old daughter Dylan Farrow

Brett Ratner: 6 women accuse Brett Ratner of sexual harassment and assault

Bryan Singer: Accused of raping a 17 year old boy

Roman Polanski: Guilty of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl in 1977

James Toback: 38 women accuse James Toback of sexual harassment

Paul Haggis: Accused of rape and sexual harassment by 4 women

Keep your eyes peeled for the Actress Edition of ‘WHO’S WORKING WITH WOMEN?’ during February!

by Chloe Leeson

Chloe Leeson is the founder of Screenqueens. She is 22 and from the north of England (the proper north). She believes Harmony Korine is the future and is pretty sure she coined the term ‘selfie central’. She doesn’t like Pina Coladas or getting caught in the rain but she does like Ezra Miller a whole lot. Her favourite films are Into The Wild, The Beach and Lords of Dogtown. She rants about cinema screenings @kawaiigoff.