Biography
Graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Cinema and Photography. He is the director of many acclaimed films including Hannah Takes the Stairs, Uncle Kent, and a segment entitled "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger" in the horror anthology, V/H/S, which he also acted in.
His films have premiered at Sundance, Berlin and SXSW and regularly show on television and in theaters around the world. His production, Drinking Buddies, stars Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson as flirtatious friends who work at a craft brewery in Chicago. Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston also star in the film, which was produced by Alicia Van Couvering (Tiny Furniture) and shot by Ben Richardson (Beasts of the Southern Wild).
As an actor, Swanberg has worked with many of the leading young independent filmmakers, including Aaron Katz, Ry Russo-Young, Bryan Poyser, Frank V. Ross and Zack Clark. Along with his wife, Kris, he produced, directed and starred in the hit IFC web series "Young American Bodies." He is best known for his acting work with friend and frequent collaborator Adam Wingard, starting with What Fun We Were Having and continuing with A Horrible Way to Die and You're Next. He can be seen as the lead in the Ti West/Eli Roth production, The Sacrament.
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Director
Movies | |
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2020 |
Build the Wall |
2017 |
Win It All |
2015 |
Digging for Fire |
2014 |
Happy Christmas |
2013 |
24 Exposures |
Drinking Buddies |
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2012 |
All the Light in the Sky |
Marriage Material |
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V/H/S |
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2011 |
Art History |
Autoerotic |
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Caitlin Plays Herself |
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Silver Bullets |
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The Zone |
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Uncle Kent |
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2009 |
Alexander the Last |
2008 |
Nights and Weekends |
2007 |
Hannah Takes the Stairs |
2006 |
LOL |
2005 |
Kissing on the Mouth |
Series | ||
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2019 |
Easy |
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She's Back (S03E09) |
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Low Rolling Boil (S03E08) |
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Number One Seller (S03E07) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
Soundtrack |
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Track 7: Sam and Frank (E07) |
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2017 |
Easy |
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Baby Steps (S02E08) |
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Lady Cha Cha (S02E07) |
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Prodigal Daughter (S02E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
Love |
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Back in Town (S02E12) |
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The Long D (S02E11) |
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2016 |
Easy |
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Hop Dreams (S01E08) |
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Chemistry Read (S01E07) |
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Utopia (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
Love |
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Andy (S01E06) |
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2014 |
Looking |
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Looking in the Mirror (S01E06) |
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2006 |
Young American Bodies |
Short | |
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2013 |
Privacy Setting |
2009 |
Birthday Suit |
One Shot Film |
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2008 |
Swedish Blueballs |
2006 |
Thanks for the Add! |
2005 |
Hissy Fits |
2003 |
Mikey |
Actor
Series | |
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2006 |
Young American Bodies |
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Flames |
2015 |
Everything Doesn't Suck |
Short | |
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2019 |
Nobody Likes You As Much As I Do |
2009 |
Birthday Suit |
2007 |
Grammy's |
2005 |
Hissy Fits |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2020 |
Build the Wall |
The Rental |
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2017 |
Win It All |
2015 |
Digging for Fire |
2014 |
Happy Christmas |
2013 |
24 Exposures |
Drinking Buddies |
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2012 |
All the Light in the Sky |
Marriage Material |
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2011 |
Art History |
Autoerotic |
|
Caitlin Plays Herself |
|
Silver Bullets |
|
The Zone |
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Uncle Kent |
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2009 |
Alexander the Last |
2008 |
Nights and Weekends |
2007 |
Hannah Takes the Stairs |
2006 |
LOL |
2005 |
Kissing on the Mouth |
Series | ||
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2019 |
Easy |
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She's Back (S03E09) |
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Low Rolling Boil (S03E08) |
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Number One Seller (S03E07) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
2017 |
Easy |
|
Baby Steps (S02E08) |
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Lady Cha Cha (S02E07) |
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Prodigal Daughter (S02E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2016 |
Easy |
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Hop Dreams (S01E08) |
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Chemistry Read (S01E07) |
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Utopia (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) |
Short | |
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2013 |
Privacy Setting |
2009 |
Birthday Suit |
One Shot Film |
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2008 |
Swedish Blueballs |
2005 |
Hissy Fits |
Editor
Movies | |
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2020 |
Build the Wall |
2017 |
Win It All |
2013 |
Drinking Buddies |
2011 |
Art History |
2008 |
Nights and Weekends |
2007 |
Hannah Takes the Stairs |
Series | ||
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2017 |
Easy |
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Package Thief (S02E01) |
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2016 |
Easy |
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Hop Dreams (S01E08) |
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Chemistry Read (S01E07) |
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Utopia (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) |
Short | |
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2006 |
Thanks for the Add! |
2003 |
Mikey |
Producer
Movies | |
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2024 |
Invader |
2023 |
The Becomers |
2020 |
The Rental |
2017 |
Win It All |
2015 |
Bloomin Mud Shuffle |
Lace Crater |
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Queen of Earth |
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2013 |
Drinking Buddies |
2011 |
Art History |
2008 |
Nights and Weekends |
Short | |
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2013 |
Privacy Setting |
2008 |
Swedish Blueballs |
2005 |
Hissy Fits |
Creator
Series | ||
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2019 |
Easy |
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She's Back (S03E09) |
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Low Rolling Boil (S03E08) |
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Number One Seller (S03E07) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
2017 |
Easy |
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Baby Steps (S02E08) |
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Lady Cha Cha (S02E07) |
||
Prodigal Daughter (S02E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2016 |
Easy |
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Hop Dreams (S01E08) |
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Chemistry Read (S01E07) |
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Utopia (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) |
Cinematographer
Movies | |
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2020 |
Build the Wall |
2012 |
All the Light in the Sky |
2011 |
Art History |
The Zone |
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2010 |
Open Five |
2007 |
Hannah Takes the Stairs |
Short | |
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2008 |
Swedish Blueballs |
2006 |
Thanks for the Add! |
2003 |
Mikey |
Performer
Shows | |
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2012 |
The Seventh Art |