Scott Derrickson is an American filmmaker who is known for directing horror films such as Deliver Us from Evil, Hellraiser: Inferno, Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. He also directed the superhero film Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He decided not to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which resulted in Sam Raimi directing the sequel.
As an undergraduate student at Biola University he double majored in Humanities with an emphasis in philosophy and literature, and in Communication with an emphasis in film and theology.
Completed his graduate studies at USC School of Cinema-Television (1996).