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Batan Silva

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Producer
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Batan Silva
Batan Silva was born on 2 February 1964 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an assistant director and director, known for The Boys (2019), Resident Evil (2022) and The Flight Attendant (2020).
BornFebruary 2, 1964
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BornFebruary 2, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Resident Evil (2022)
    Resident Evil
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant (2020)
    The Flight Attendant
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Bill Pullman and Alice Kremelberg in The Sinner (2017)
    The Sinner
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director(as Batán Silva)

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Rooney Mara in Song to Song (2017)
      Song to Song
      5.6
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2017
    • Wagner Moura in Narcos (2015)
      Narcos
      8.7
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Crispin Glover, Ray Liotta, Christopher McDonald, Robert Knepper, Max Thieriot, Rhys Coiro, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson in Texas Rising (2015)
      Texas Rising
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director (2015)
      • 2015
    • Jakob Salvati in Little Boy (2015)
      Little Boy
      7.3
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2015
    • Christian Bale in Knight of Cups (2015)
      Knight of Cups
      5.6
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2015
    • Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko in To the Wonder (2012)
      To the Wonder
      5.8
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2012
    • Miral (2010)
      Miral
      6.2
      • first assistant director (as Sebastian Silva)
      • 2010
    • Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, and Forest Whitaker in The Air I Breathe (2007)
      The Air I Breathe
      6.7
      • second unit director (as Sebastian Silva)
      • 2007
    • Babel (2006)
      Babel
      7.5
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2006
    • Noah Wyle in The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
      The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Sebastian Silva)
      • 2004
    • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
      And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director: second unit (as Sebastián G. Silva)
      • 2003
    • Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina (2003)
      Imagining Argentina
      6.1
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2003
    • Patrick Stewart in King of Texas (2002)
      King of Texas
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • second unit director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2002
    • Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
      Keep the Faith, Baby
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2002
    • Víctor Huggo Martin in Fidel (2002)
      Fidel
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • second unit director (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2002

    Director

    • Alejandro Speitzer in Coyotl, Hero and Beast (2025)
      Coyotl, Hero and Beast
      5.2
      TV Series
      • head director
      • 2025
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Batán Silva)
      • 2020–2025
    • Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
      Power Book II: Ghost
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Batán Silva)
      • 2024
    • Elodie Yung in The Cleaning Lady (2022)
      The Cleaning Lady
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Batán Silva)
      • 2024
    • Kiefer Sutherland in Rabbit Hole (2023)
      Rabbit Hole
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Me casé con un idiota (2022)
      Me casé con un idiota
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Resident Evil (2022)
      Resident Evil
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • La Nave (2022)
      La Nave
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bill Pullman and Alice Kremelberg in The Sinner (2017)
      The Sinner
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Batán Silva)
      • 2021
    • Animal Kingdom (2016)
      Animal Kingdom
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant (2020)
      The Flight Attendant
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2020
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • JD Pardo in Mayans M.C. (2018)
      Mayans M.C.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Batán Silva)
      • 2018–2019

    Producer

    • Alejandro Speitzer in Coyotl, Hero and Beast (2025)
      Coyotl, Hero and Beast
      5.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Jugaremos en el bosque (2024)
      Jugaremos en el bosque
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Me casé con un idiota (2022)
      Me casé con un idiota
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Compulsion (2018)
      Compulsion
      4.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Andrés Almeida, Adrian Ladron, and Paulina Gaitan in Diablo Guardián (2018)
      Diablo Guardián
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018
    • Wagner Moura in Narcos (2015)
      Narcos
      8.7
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Crispin Glover, Ray Liotta, Christopher McDonald, Robert Knepper, Max Thieriot, Rhys Coiro, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson in Texas Rising (2015)
      Texas Rising
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Miral (2010)
      Miral
      6.2
      • co-producer (as Sebastian Silva)
      • 2010
    • El viaje de la nonna (2007)
      El viaje de la nonna
      6.1
      • producer (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2007
    • Life Kills (2002)
      Life Kills
      5.7
      • associate producer (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 2002
    • Ámbar (1994)
      Ámbar
      6.2
      • producer (as Sebastián Silva)
      • 1994
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    • Alternative names
      • Batán Silva
    • Born
      • February 2, 1964
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Other works
      Director: "infidelis: Short for TV for Multivision, Mexico (1999)

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