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Movie
Directing
John Erick Dowdle
- Born
- (age 53)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 14 titles
Biography
John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter.
With his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and/or co-screenwriter, John Erick Dowdle directed the horror films Quarantine, Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan, and As Above, So Below, as well as the 2015 thriller film No Escape.
In 2017, Dowdle co-created the miniseries Waco with his brother, which aired on Paramount Network in 2018.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Dry Spell Film | Free Clinic Doctor |
Crew credits 14
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | School for Scumbags Film | Director |
| TBA | Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders Film | Director, Screenplay |
| TBA | As Above, So Below 2 Film | Director, Writer |
| 2026 | Marshals TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath TV | Executive Producer, Director, Creator (5 ep) |
| 2021 | Joe Pickett TV | Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator (20 ep) |
| 2018 | Waco TV | Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (6 ep) |
| 2015 | No Escape Film | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | As Above, So Below Film | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | Devil Film | Director |
| 2009 | Transcendent Man Film | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Quarantine Film | Director, Writer |
| 2007 | The Poughkeepsie Tapes Film | Writer, Director, Story, Editor |
| 2005 | The Dry Spell Film | Director, Writer, Editor |