Chris Evans
The actor, who is well known for his role as Captain America, made his directorial debut with Before We Go.
Channing Tatum
The actor who starred in Foxcatcher and Magic Mike has signed on to produce and direct a screen adaptation of the YA novel Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.
Katie Holmes
The former Dawson's Creek actress is slated to direct the film adaptation of Annie Weatherwax's All We Had.
Ben Affleck
The Good Will Hunting Oscar winner and long-time actor has directed several films, including 2007's Gone Baby Gone and 2010's The Town, which he also acted in. His latest film Argo is also garnering him awards season buzz.
Angelina Jolie
The mama of six and activist added the title of feature film director to her list of award-winning credits with the 2011 film In the Land of Blood and Honey.
Sofia Coppola
Having started her Hollywood career with roles in the Godfather films, this celebuspawn now focuses mostly on behind-the-camera work, writing most of the films she directs. She won an Oscar in 2004 for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation. She also directed Marie Antoinette in 2006 starring Kirsten Dunst and 2010's Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff.
Madonna
In addition to singing and sometimes acting (Evita, A League of Their Own, Dick Tracy, Desperately Seeking Susan and more), the Material Girl has directed two movies. Her 2011 film W.E., which she produced and directed, won her a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song.
Ryan Gosling
The Notebook heartthrob will make his directorial debut in 2014 with his "fantasy noir" drama How to Catch a Monster, starring Christina Hendricks. Gosling also wrote the script.
Drew Barrymore
The new mommy has been acting since a she was kid, but made her feature film directing debut in 2009 with Whip It starring Ellen Page and Kristen Wiig.
Ron Howard
Having started his career playing Opie on The Andy Griffith Show in the early 1960s, Howard has since directed almost three dozen films, including hits like Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind.
Kenneth Branagh
Among his 16 directing credits, the British actor is known for taking on a broad range of genres, including Henry V, his debut, and the recent action blockbuster Thor.
Woody Allen
This legend has directed a film every year since 1982! In total, Allen has directed 48 films and has starred in many of them, including Annie Hall, Manhattan and, most recently, To Rome With Love.
Mel Gibson
The actor won Best Director at the 1995 Academy Awards for his film Braveheart.
Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs star and Yale graduate started acting at the age of three. She's also directed four films, including her latest, The Beaver, starring Mel Gibson.
Clint Eastwood
The 82-year-old is an iconic actor and a veteran at directing with films like Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, and Invictus. He's won five Oscars for his work both in front of and behind the camera.
Penny Marshall
When it comes to acting, she may be known best as Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley, but she's also made a name for herself as a director of films like Riding in Cars with Boys starring Drew Barrymore and The Preacher's Wife with the late Whitney Houston.
Kevin Costner
He's been acting since the '80s, but when he decided to direct his first film in the early '90s, Dances with Wolves, he won not only an Oscar for Best Director, but the film won Best Picture, too.

