In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995). On the basis of that film, he received financing for his next film, Public Access (1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed.Īfter graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer directed his first short film, Lion's Den (1988). Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker.
