Joe Swanberg

actor • writer • producer

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, techn...

Born: August 31, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan, USA (age 43)

View on IMDb →Streaming Sources for all Joe Swanberg →

Known For

5.9

The Rental

Movies & TV Credits

116 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Coven of the Black Cube Movie	7.1	Actor	Officer Lindley	2024
Invention Movie	6.2	Actor	John	2024
PRISMA TV Show	—	Actor	Joe(4 Episodes)	2024
Invader Short Film	4.4	Actor	—	2024
The Becomers Movie	4.8	Production	Producer	2024
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round Movie	7.5	Production	Producer	2024
Invader Short Film	4.4	Production	Producer	2024
Blackout Short Film	5.0	Actor	Stuart	2023
Offseason Movie	4.7	Actor	George Darrow	2022
Good Guy with a Gun Movie	5.1	Actor	Tom Greenwood	2022
The Rental Movie	5.5	Writing	Screenplay	2020
Build the Wall Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	2020
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre Movie	—	Actor	Self	2019
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do Short Film	5.8	Actor	Pauly	2019
Depraved Movie	5.7	Production	Executive Producer	2019
Sword of Trust Movie	6.2	Production	Executive Producer	2019
Holy Trinity Movie	5.9	Production	Executive Producer	2019
Golden Exits Movie	5.9	Production	Executive Producer	2018
Madeline's Madeline Movie	6.1	Production	Executive Producer	2018
Flames Movie	6.2	Actor	Joe Swanberg	2017
Person to Person Movie	5.6	Production	Executive Producer	2017
Win It All Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	2017
Joshy Movie	5.8	Actor	Aaron	2016
Uncle Kent 2 Movie	5.1	Actor	Joe	2016
Regional Bloodshed Movie	—	Actor	self	2016
Little Sister Movie	6.1	Production	Executive Producer	2016
Uncle Kent 2 Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	2016
Easy TV Show	7.0	Directing	Director(23 Episodes)	2016
Lace Crater Movie	5.5	Actor	Dean	2015
There Movie	6.2	Actor	Toth	2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle Movie	5.8	Actor	Brock	2015
The Show About the Show TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2015
Digging for Fire Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	2015
Queen of Earth Movie	6.1	Production	Producer	2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle Movie	5.8	Production	Producer	2015
Proxy Movie	5.8	Actor	Patrick Michaels	2014
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Movie	5.8	Actor	Akin	2014
Happy Christmas Movie	5.2	Actor	Jeff	2014
Happy Christmas Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	2014
Looking TV Show	8.1	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2014
You're Next Movie	6.5	Actor	Drake Davison	2013
Drinking Buddies Movie	5.9	Actor	Angry Car Guy	2013
White Reindeer Movie	5.5	Actor	George	2013
The Sacrament Movie	5.9	Actor	Jake	2013
24 Exposures Movie	4.4	Actor	Literary Agent	2013
Detonator Movie	6.9	Actor	Sid	2013
The Kings of Yorktown Movie	7.1	Actor	Bartender	2013
24 Exposures Movie	4.4	Directing	Director	2013
All the Light in the Sky Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2013
Drinking Buddies Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	2013
Privacy Setting Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director	2013
V/H/S Movie	5.6	Actor	Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")	2012
Marriage Material Movie	5.8	Actor	—	2012
Empire Builder Movie	6.2	Actor	The Husband	2012
Be Good Movie	6.4	Actor	Joe	2012
Cats and Trees Movie	—	Actor	Al	2012
Stage Brother Movie	4.6	Actor	Self	2012
Marriage Material Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	2012
V/H/S Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	2012
Stray Bullets Movie	5.1	Writing	Screenplay	2012
Silver Bullets Movie	5.0	Actor	Ethan	2011
Uncle Kent Movie	4.9	Actor	Joe	2011
Art History Movie	4.9	Actor	Sam	2011
Autoerotic Movie	4.6	Actor	—	2011
Caitlin Plays Herself Movie	5.1	Actor	Joe	2011
The Zone Movie	4.7	Actor	Director	2011
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape Movie	3.3	Actor	—	2011
Art History Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	2011
Autoerotic Movie	4.6	Directing	Director	2011
Caitlin Plays Herself Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	2011
Silver Bullets Movie	5.0	Directing	Director	2011
The Zone Movie	4.7	Directing	Director	2011
Uncle Kent Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	2011
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape Movie	3.3	Production	Producer	2011
A Horrible Way to Die Movie	5.1	Actor	Kevin	2010
Audrey the Trainwreck Movie	7.4	Actor	Jeremy Roth	2010
Blackmail Boys Movie	4.1	Actor	—	2010
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her Movie	7.0	Actor	Brandon	2010
Open Five Movie	6.2	Camera	Director of Photography	2010
You Wont Miss Me Movie	4.7	Actor	—	2009
The Mountain, the River and the Road Movie	6.7	Actor	—	2009
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Movie	4.1	Actor	Hazmat Team	2009
Birthday Suit Short Film	4.8	Actor	—	2009
Alexander the Last Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	2009
Birthday Suit Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	2009
One Shot Short Film	—	Directing	Director	2009
Nights and Weekends Movie	5.9	Actor	James	2008
Present Company Movie	7.9	Actor	Archibald King	2008
Paintbrush Short Film	6.3	Actor	—	2008
Nights and Weekends Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	2008
Ginger Sand Movie	6.1	Camera	Director of Photography	2008
Swedish Blueballs Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	2008
Quiet City Movie	6.1	Actor	Adam	2007
Hohokam Movie	7.2	Actor	The Jeffery	2007
Grammy's Short Film	5.1	Actor	Clarence	2007
The Timebox Twins Short Film	6.0	Actor	Boy	2007
Hannah Takes the Stairs Movie	5.5	Camera	Director of Photography	2007
In Search of a Midnight Kiss Movie	7.1	Crew	Thanks	2007
LOL Movie	4.9	Actor	Tim	2006
Young American Bodies TV Show	5.3	Actor	Ben(37 Episodes)	2006
LOL Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	2006
Young American Bodies TV Show	5.3	Creator	Creator	2006
Thanks for the Add! Short Film	5.0	Directing	Director	2006
Kissing on the Mouth Movie	4.4	Actor	Patrick	2005
Kissing on the Mouth Movie	4.4	Directing	Director	2005
Hissy Fits Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	2005
Mikey Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	2003
Killing the canary Movie	—	Actor	Chris	—
Loafers Movie	—	Actor	Cameron's Boss	—
Bless Me Father Movie	—	Actor	Father Sexy	—
Kenneled Movie	—	Production	Producer	—
Untitled Jae Matthews Horror Feature Film Movie	—	Production	Producer	—
Yellow Eyes Movie	—	Production	Producer	—
Helldorado Movie	—	Production	Producer	—
Untitled Alaska Project Movie	—	Directing	Director	—
Bless Me Father Movie	—	Directing	Director	—

Joe Swanberg

Known For

Drinking Buddies

V/H/S

You're Next

The Rental

Movies & TV Credits