
Simon Barrett
Born
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Place of birth
Columbia, Missouri, USA
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).
Known for

You're Next
Tiger Mask

V/H/S
Steve (segment "Tape 56")

V/H/S/2
Steve (segment "Tape 49")

The ABCs of Death
Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)

Contracted
BJ

ABCs of Death 2
Assassin's Employer (segment "A")

The Last Survivors
Compound Soldier

Always Shine
Producer #2 (uncredited)

Red Sands
Matt Carson

A Horrible Way to Die
Olsen

24 Exposures
Michael Bamfeaux

Why Horror?
Self

All the Light in the Sky
Movie

Tales of the Uncanny
Self

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
Self