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Simon Barrett

Writing Columbia, Missouri, USA 18 credits

Biography

Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).

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Known for

Film

V/H/S

as Steve (segment "Tape 56")

Full filmography

  • V/H/S (2012) as Steve (segment "Tape 56")
  • You're Next (2013) as Tiger Mask
  • V/H/S/2 (2013) as Steve (segment "Tape 49")
  • Red Sands (2009) as Matt Carson
  • The ABCs of Death (2013) as Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)
  • The Last Survivors (2014) as Compound Soldier
  • ABCs of Death 2 (2014) as Assassin's Employer (segment "A")
  • Always Shine (2016) as Producer #2 (uncredited)
  • Contracted (2013) as BJ
  • Why Horror? (2014) as Self
  • 24 Exposures (2013) as Michael Bamfeaux
  • Tales of the Uncanny (2020) as Self
  • A Horrible Way to Die (2010) as Olsen
  • Generation Terror (2024) as Self
  • All the Light in the Sky (2013)
  • Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution (2021) as Self
  • The Day That Broke (2017) as Supporting Artist
  • Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch (2017) as Self