How tall is David Lynch?

David Lynch's listed height was 180 cm (5'11"). He was taller than about 66% of men in the United States.

Where 180 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 66% of men in the United States born in 1946 (average 176.9 cm).

Lynch next to his co-stars

Laura Dern is 1 cm shorter than David Lynch (179 cm), Twin Peaks co-star.

Heather Graham is 7 cm shorter than David Lynch (173 cm), Twin Peaks co-star.

Tim Roth is 7 cm shorter than David Lynch (173 cm), Twin Peaks co-star.

About David Lynch

David Lynch was an American filmmaker and artist, born on 20 January 1946 in Missoula. His films were often characterized by a distinctive surrealist sensibility that gave rise to the adjective Lynchian. Initially aspiring to become a painter, he began creating short films out of a desire to effect movement in his paintings. Lynch died on 16 January 2025.

Lynch made his feature film debut with Eraserhead in 1977, which took him five years to make and slowly found success as a midnight movie. He gained acclaim for The Elephant Man in 1980, Blue Velvet in 1986 and Mulholland Drive in 2001, all of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director. Wild at Heart won the Palme d'Or. He co-created and directed the ABC series Twin Peaks, and acted in it as Gordon Cole.

Lynch stood at a listed 180 cm (5'11"), 1 cm taller than Laura Dern, who is listed at 179 cm (5'10") and appeared with him in Twin Peaks. He was 7 cm taller than Heather Graham, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), and 7 cm taller than Tim Roth, also listed at 173 cm (5'8"), both from Twin Peaks.

Frequently asked

How tall is David Lynch in feet and inches? David Lynch was 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is David Lynch compared to Laura Dern? Laura Dern is 1 cm shorter than David Lynch: 179 cm (5'10") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is David Lynch compared to Heather Graham? Heather Graham is 7 cm shorter than David Lynch: 173 cm (5'8") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is David Lynch compared to Tim Roth? Tim Roth is 7 cm shorter than David Lynch: 173 cm (5'8") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is David Lynch tall for men in the United States? At 180 cm he was taller than about 66% of men in the United States born in 1946, whose average height is 176.9 cm.

Sources

• David Lynch on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• David Lynch on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.
• David Lynch on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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