William Kaufman (director)

William Kaufman, is an American director, screenwriter and producer. His works are mainly low-budget action films, such as Sinners and Saints (2010) and Daylight's End (2016).^[1]

William Kaufman
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, producer
Years active	2005–present

Early life

William Kaufman first participated in film shooting in Thailand, where he also attended high school. Because of his father's career, he took his family all over the world, so Kaufman grew up in Japan, Thailand and other places.^[2] While parts of Good Morning Vietnam (1987) were being shot in Thailand, Kaufman worked on the set as an uncredited production assistant and as an extra in certain scenes.^[2] After serving as a scout in the Army, Kaufman went to school at the University of North Texas in Texas to study special effects; as opportunities arose, he began to pursue action films.^[2][3]

Personal life

Kaufman lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2005	The Prodigy	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Sinners and Saints	Yes	Yes	No
2011	The Hit List	Yes	Yes	No
2012	One in the Chamber	Yes	No	No
2016	Daylight's End	Yes	No	Yes
2019	Lazarat [ru]	Yes	No	No
2022	Washington's Armor: The Journey	No	No	Yes
2023	Warhorse One	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed with Johnny Strong
	The Channel	Yes	Yes	No
	Shrapnel	Yes	No	No
2025	Osiris	Yes	Yes	No	[4]
TBA	Bethesda	No	No	Yes	Post-production

Direct-to-video

• The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)
• Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)

TV series

Year	Title	Notes
2018–2019	The Price of Fame	2 episodes
	Murder Made Me Famous	4 episodes