Personal details
- Birth Date: 1976-09-13
- Height: 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Birth Location: San Francisco, California, USA
- Children: (2 children) Child
- Professions: Producer, Writer, Director
Colin Trevorrow grew up bouncing between San Francisco and Oakland—yeah, California kid through and through—and ended up at NYU, where he teamed up with Derek Connolly. Those two cooked up “Safety Not Guaranteed,” which hit Sundance and got people talking. After that, Trevorrow basically got handed the keys to the “Jurassic Park” kingdom. In 2015, he dropped “Jurassic World,” blowing up box office records and dragging dinosaurs back into pop culture’s main stage. Not bad for a dude who started with indie flicks. But he didn’t just stop with the first movie. He co-wrote and executive produced “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” in 2018, keeping the momentum rolling, and then circled back to direct “Jurassic World Dominion” in 2022 to wrap up the trilogy. All three films smashed it at the box office—each one hauling in over a billion bucks. That’s something only two other trilogies have pulled off, which is wild. On top of all that blockbuster madness, Trevorrow’s got his own production company—Metronome Film Co.—where he’s not just making his own stuff but also giving a leg up to new filmmakers. He’s always got something cooking. Next up is “Deep Cover,” a crime comedy slated for 2025 that’s already getting a ton of buzz. Trevorrow’s pretty much made a name for himself as the guy who can juggle indie weirdness and giant Hollywood spectacle without missing a beat.
Colin Trevorrow was actually the first pick to direct Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker back when the project was first announced. The guy behind Jurassic World, right? Yeah, him. He even worked on the script for a while, but things went south. Creative differences, that classic Hollywood breakup line. Honestly, nobody talks about what really happened behind closed doors, but you can bet there was some heated back-and-forth between Trevorrow and the higher-ups at Lucasfilm. They had different ideas about where the story should go after The Last Jedi, and apparently, it was just too much to reconcile. So, Trevorrow bounced, and J.J. Abrams swooped back in to finish the trilogy he started. There are even leaked scripts floating around online if you’re curious about what could’ve been—his version was called “Duel of the Fates.” Wild stuff. In the end, Star Wars fans got a totally different movie than what Trevorrow had planned.
It’s kinda wild how filmmakers and audiences are basically in each other’s pockets now, right? Social media, Twitter especially, just blew up that wall between directors and fans. Suddenly, you’re not just watching some mysterious artist’s work—you’re tagging them, arguing with them, memeing their movies, sometimes even beefing over dumb plot twists. The relationship’s gotten way more interactive, almost messy, because opinions fly around at light speed and everyone thinks their hot take deserves a response. Some filmmakers dive in, bantering or explaining their vision, while others just lurk or mute half the internet. It’s fun, chaotic, and weirdly personal. You don’t just watch a film anymore; you join a conversation, whether you want to or not. There’s pressure on directors to listen, to change things, or at least pretend to. Film culture’s gotten noisier, more open, and, honestly, a bit unhinged—in a good way, mostly.
September 13, 1976
6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
San Francisco, California, USA
Yes, Child
48 years old