Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg

🎂 31st August 1981 (44 yrs) 📍 Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

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, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008), the last of which was co-directed by Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig.

Joe Swanberg

🎬 Movies Featuring Joe Swanberg

Invention

Invention (2025)

as John
Chasing the Party

Chasing the Party (2025)

Coven of the Black Cube

Coven of the Black Cube (2024)

as Officer Lindley
Invader

Invader (2024)

Blackout

Blackout (2023)

as Stuart
Good Guy with a Gun

Good Guy with a Gun (2022)

as Tom Greenwood
Offseason

Offseason (2022)

as George Darrow
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)

as Self
No Image

Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)

as Pauly
Flames

Flames (2017)

as Joe Swanberg
No Image

Regional Bloodshed (2016)

as self
Uncle Kent 2

Uncle Kent 2 (2016)

as Joe
Joshy

Joshy (2016)

as Aaron
Lace Crater

Lace Crater (2015)

as Dean
Bloomin Mud Shuffle

Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)

as Brock
No Image

There (2015)

as Toth
Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas (2014)

as Jeff
The Sacrament

The Sacrament (2014)

as Jake
Proxy

Proxy (2014)

as Patrick Michaels
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)

as Akin
White Reindeer

White Reindeer (2013)

as George
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies (2013)

as Angry Car Guy
You're Next

You're Next (2013)

as Drake Davison
24 Exposures

24 Exposures (2013)

as Literary Agent
The Kings of Yorktown

The Kings of Yorktown (2013)

as Bartender
No Image

Detonator (2013)

as Sid
Stage Brother

Stage Brother (2012)

as Self
V/H/S

V/H/S (2012)

as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
No Image

Empire Builder (2012)

as The Husband
Marriage Material

Marriage Material (2012)

No Image

Cats and Trees (2012)

as Al
Be Good

Be Good (2012)

as Joe
Caitlin Plays Herself

Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)

as Joe
Silver Bullets

Silver Bullets (2011)

as Ethan
Art History

Art History (2011)

as Sam
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)

Autoerotic

Autoerotic (2011)

The Zone

The Zone (2011)

as Director
Uncle Kent

Uncle Kent (2011)

as Joe
A Horrible Way to Die

A Horrible Way to Die (2010)

as Kevin
Blackmail Boys

Blackmail Boys (2010)

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her (2010)

as Brandon
Audrey the Trainwreck

Audrey the Trainwreck (2010)

as Jeremy Roth
No Image

Birthday Suit (2009)

No Image

The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009)

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)

as Hazmat Team
You Wont Miss Me

You Wont Miss Me (2009)

Nights and Weekends

Nights and Weekends (2008)

as James
No Image

Paintbrush (2008)

No Image

Present Company (2008)

as Archibald King
Quiet City

Quiet City (2007)

as Adam
Hohokam

Hohokam (2007)

as The Jeffery
The Timebox Twins

The Timebox Twins (2007)

as Boy
No Image

Grammy's (2007)

as Clarence
LOL

LOL (2006)

as Tim
Kissing on the Mouth

Kissing on the Mouth (2005)

as Patrick
Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father (2001)

as Father Sexy
Killing the canary

Killing the canary (N/A)

as Chris
Loafers

Loafers (N/A)

as Cameron's Boss
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City

Joe Swanberg's Quiet City (N/A)

as Charlie
No Image

Fast Star Wellness (N/A)