Ilya Naishuller

Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller (; born November 19, 1983) is a Russian film director and musician. He is known for directing the action films Hardcore Henry (2015) and Nobody (2021). He is also the founder of the film production company Versus Pictures and the indie rock band Biting Elbows. Life Naishuller was born in Moscow, the son of a surgeon mother and a businessman father of Jewish background. From the ages of seven to fourteen he lived in London and attended private school. He studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and met several filmmakers he would collaborate with later. Naishuller left school to pursue music. In 2008, he founded the rock band Biting Elbows as lead singer and guitarist. In 2011, he released the EP Dope Fiend Massacre and the debut album Biting Elbows. In 2013, Naishuller directed and starred in Bad Motherfucker – the music video for a Biting Elbows' hit single. Shot entirely in POV, Bad Mother Fucker became a viral online hit with over 150 million cumulative views The video caught the attention of Hollywood agents, actors and directors and was praised by Darren Aronofsky.