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
Drinking Buddies (2013)
as Angry Car Guy
V/H/S (2012)
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
as Hazmat Team
Joshy (2016)
as Aaron
The Sacrament (2014)
as Jake
Autoerotic (2011)
Actor
Happy Christmas (2014)
as Jeff
The Zone (2011)
as Director
Art History (2011)
as Sam
Blackmail Boys (2010)
Actor
Uncle Kent 2 (2016)
as Joe
Proxy (2014)
as Patrick Michaels
Uncle Kent (2011)
as Joe
Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
as Patrick
Offseason (2022)
as George Darrow
Blackout (2023)
as Stuart
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
as Kevin
Silver Bullets (2011)
as Ethan
Nights and Weekends (2008)
as James
24 Exposures (2013)
as Literary Agent
Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)
as Jeremy Roth
Quiet City (2007)
as Adam
Birthday Suit (2009)
Actor
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Brock
You Wont Miss Me (2009)
Actor
Invention (2025)
as John
Invader (2024)
as Invader
Good Guy with a Gun (2022)
as Tom Greenwood
Empire Builder (2012)
as The Husband
Lace Crater (2015)
as Dean
Cats and Trees (2012)
as Al
LOL (2006)
as Tim
Loafers (2026)
as Cameron's Boss
Coven of the Black Cube (2024)
as Officer Lindley
White Reindeer (2013)
as George
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
as Akin
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)
Actor
Chasing the Party (2025)
as Staten
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)
as Self
Flames (2017)
as Joe Swanberg
Grammy's (2007)
as Clarence
Stage Brother (2012)
as Self
There (2015)
as Toth
Be Good (2012)
as Joe
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)
as Pauly
Marriage Material (2012)
Actor
Detonator (2013)
as Sid
Hohokam (2007)
as The Jeffery
Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
as Joe
Killing the canary (—)
as Chris
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her (2010)
as Brandon
Paintbrush (2008)
Actor
Fast Star Wellness (—)
Actor
Bless Me Father (2001)
as Father Sexy
Present Company (2008)
as Archibald King
The Kings of Yorktown (2013)
as Bartender
The Timebox Twins (2007)
as Boy
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City (—)
as Charlie
Regional Bloodshed (2016)
as self
The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009)
Actor