Ari Aster
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 15, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 2011–2026 (16 Years)
- Total Credits
- 64 credits in database
Biography
Ari Aster is an American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer born on July 15, 1986, in New York City. His work is noted for an unsettling combination of dark comedy, horror, and graphic violence. Aster gained recognition for writing and directing the short horror film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons in 2011 during his studies at the AFI Conservatory. He is known for writing and directing the A24 horror films Hereditary in 2018 and Midsommar in 2019. In 2019, he co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen. Aster also wrote, directed, and produced the surrealist comedy-drama Beau Is Afraid. His films are characterized by a combination of psychological drama and darkly humorous horror spectacle.
Career overview
Ari Aster is an American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer born on July 15, 1986, in New York City. His films are noted for an unsettling combination of dark comedy, horror, and graphic violence. He established his creative voice through a series of short films before gaining recognition for writing and directing the short horror film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons in 2011 during his studies at the AFI Conservatory.
Aster became widely known for writing and directing the A24 horror films Hereditary in 2018 and Midsommar in 2019. His work in these films helped establish him in the genre of elevated horror. In 2019, he co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen.
Aster has also worked on the surrealist comedy-drama film Beau Is Afraid, for which he served as writer, director, and producer. His body of work is characterized by combining psychological drama with darkly humorous horror spectacle. He is recognized for creating unsettling narratives that have reached wider audiences through his feature-length debuts and subsequent projects.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
64 titles- Primetime (2026) Producer
- The Drama (2026) Producer
- Bugonia (2025) Producer
- Death of a Unicorn (2025) Executive Producer
- Eddington (2025) as Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
- Eddington (2025) Producer
- Eddington (2025) Writer
- Eddington (2025) Director
- Mr. Scorsese (2025) as Self
- Made in Eddington (2025) as Self
- Hansel & Gretel (2025) Executive Producer
- Babygirl (2024) Thanks
- Janet Planet (2024) Thanks
- Rumours (2024) Executive Producer
- Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Executive Producer
- The Fridge (2024) Thanks
- Dream Scenario (2023) Producer
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) as A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) Director
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) Producer
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) Writer
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) Original Film Writer
- The Bones (2023) Executive Producer
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023) as Self
- El Padre Bueno (2023) Executive Producer
- After Yang (2022) Thanks
- Crows Are White (2022) Executive Producer
- Directors on Directors (2021) as Self
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) Thanks
- 30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation (2020) as Self
- Midsommar (2019) as Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
- Midsommar (2019) Writer
- Midsommar (2019) Director
- Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar (2019) as Self
- Hereditary (2018) as Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
- Hereditary (2018) Writer
- Hereditary (2018) Director
- Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) as Self
- Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary (2018) as Self
- Basically (2014) Director
- Basically (2014) Producer
- Basically (2014) Writer
- Munchausen (2013) Director
- Munchausen (2013) Writer
- The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) Director
- The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) Writer
- Schiller Park Producer
- Scapegoat Director
- Scapegoat Producer
- Scapegoat Writer
- Untitled A24 Vampire Film Executive Producer
- Jonty Producer
- The Fall: Part II as Self
- Bushido Producer
- Enemies Producer
- Why Don't You Love Me? Producer
- The Fall: Part I as Self
- Gummy Producer
- Death Stranding Producer
- Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film Writer
- Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film Director
- Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film Producer
- The Looming Producer
- Antarctica Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ari Aster best known for?
Ari Aster is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Primetime (2026), The Drama (2026), Bugonia (2025), Death of a Unicorn (2025).
When and where was Ari Aster born?
Ari Aster was born on July 15, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Ari Aster have?
Ari Aster has accumulated over 64 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2011 to 2026.
What is Ari Aster's background in cinema and television?
Ari Aster is an American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer born on July 15, 1986, in New York City. His work is noted for an unsettling combination of dark comedy, horror, and graphic violence. Aster gained recognition for writing and directing the short horror film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons in...
Ari Aster by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Mr. Scorsese (2025) as Self — aged about 38
- Hereditary (2018) as Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 31
- Midsommar (2019) as Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 32
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) as A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited) — aged about 36
- Eddington (2025) as Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 38
- Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) as Self — aged about 31
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