Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits. 구스 반 산트(1952년생, Louisville, Kentucky, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 굿 윌 헌팅, 퓨드, 데드맨스 와이어가 있으며, 그 외에도 보스, 아이다호, 밀크, 씨 오브 트리스, 엘리펀트, 투 다이 포, 사랑해, 파리, 싸이코, 드럭스토어 카우보이, 파인딩 포레스터, 웬 위 라이즈, 돈 워리 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. 특히 2026년에는 데드맨스 와이어에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 데드맨스 와이어 연출을 맡았다. 2024년 더 트레이너에서 Gus Van Sant 역을 맡았다. 2023년 Nicole Kidman : les yeux grand ouverts에 출연했다.