Joe Swanberg
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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.
Known for
Credits
You're Next (2013)
as Drake Davison
The Sun Never Sets (2026)
as Keith
Joshy (2016)
as Aaron
V/H/S (2012)
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Happy Christmas (2014)
as Jeff
Proxy (2014)
as Patrick Michaels
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
as Hazmat Team
Offseason (2022)
as George Darrow
The Sacrament (2014)
as Jake
Drinking Buddies (2013)
as Angry Car Guy
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Brock
Invention (2025)
as John
Good Guy with a Gun (2022)
as Tom Greenwood
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
as Kevin
Quiet City (2007)
as Adam
Blackmail Boys (2010)
as Andrew Kenneth Tucker
Be Good (2012)
as Joe
Invader (2024)
as Invader
Blackout (2023)
as Stuart
Autoerotic (2011)
Actor
Hohokam (2007)
as The Jeffery
Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
as Patrick
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy (—)
Actor
Regional Bloodshed (2016)
as self
Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
as Jeremy Roth
The Show About Sundance (2017)
as Self
24 Exposures (2013)
as Literary Agent
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi (2026)
as Self
Loafers (2026)
as Cameron's Boss
Son of a Seahorse (2009)
as James / Paul
Nights and Weekends (2008)
as James
Stage Brother (2012)
as Self
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)
as Pauly
The Zone (2011)
as Director
Paintbrush (2008)
Actor
Chasing the Party (2025)
as Staten
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)
as Self
Coven of the Black Cube (2024)
as Officer Lindley
Grammy's (2007)
as Clarence
Art History (2011)
as Sam
Uncle Kent 2 (2016)
as Joe
The Kings of Yorktown (2013)
as Bartender
LOL (2006)
as Tim
Birthday Suit (2009)
Actor
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
as Akin
Cats and Trees (2012)
as Al
Lace Crater (2015)
as Dean
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)
Actor
Marriage Material (2012)
Actor
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City (—)
as Charlie
You Wont Miss Me (2009)
Actor
Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
as Joe
Bless Me Father (2001)
as Father Sexy
Silver Bullets (2011)
as Ethan
The Timebox Twins (2007)
as Boy
Uncle Kent (2011)
as Joe
Detonator (2013)
as Sid
White Reindeer (2013)
as George
Flames (2017)
as Joe Swanberg
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her (2010)
as Brandon
The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009)
Actor
There (2015)
as Toth
Empire Builder (2012)
as The Husband
Present Company (2008)
as Archibald King