Sergei Eisenstein, Kenneth Anger, John Waters, Paul Morrissey, John Schlesinger, Gus van Sant, Todd Haynes, Francois Ozon, Ian McKellan, Tsai Ming-Liang, Gregg Araki, Bruce La Bruce, Monika Treut, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Thom Fitzgerald, Joel Schummacher, Todd Verow, Rose Troche, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Cocteau, Paul Bartel, Terence Davies, John Greyson, Andre Techine. I'm sure there are a lot of others.  I focused more on filmmakers than actors.