Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director and screenwriter.

Gansel was born in 1973 in Hannover, where he graduated from high school in 1993.

Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and chose to dedicate his compulsory service to helping disabled people.

He studied at University of Television and Film Munich for 5 years.

[1] Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.