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