Joe Swanberg

Biography

Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008), the last of which was co-directed by Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig.

Most Known For

Joshy

as Aaron

Happy Christmas

as Jeff

You're Next

as Drake Davison

Invention

as John

Quiet City

as Adam

Invader

as Invader

Be Good

as Joe

Hohokam

as The Jeffery

LOL

as Tim

V/H/S

as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")

Young American Bodies

as Ben

Drinking Buddies

as Angry Car Guy

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

as Hazmat Team

The Show About the Show

Proxy

as Patrick Michaels

Stage Brother

as Self

The Sacrament

as Jake

Autoerotic

Blackmail Boys

Art History

as Sam