Simon Barrett
Writing

Simon Barrett

Known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, You're Next, The Guest.

10 linked movie credits shown
BirthplaceColumbia, Missouri, USA
DepartmentWriting

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).

Movie Credits

Why Horror? poster

Why Horror? (2014)

As Self

Documentary, Horror

 V/H/S/2 poster

V/H/S/2 (2013)

As Steve (segment "Tape 49")

Horror, Thriller

 V/H/S poster

V/H/S (2012)

As Steve (segment "Tape 56")

Thriller, Horror

 Contracted poster

Contracted (2013)

As BJ

Horror, Thriller

 A Horrible Way to Die poster

A Horrible Way to Die (2010)

As Olsen

Horror, Thriller

 All the Light in the Sky poster

All the Light in the Sky (2012)

Drama

 You're Next poster

You're Next (2013)

As Tiger Mask

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

 Red Sands poster

Red Sands (2009)

As Matt Carson

Action, Horror, War

 Always Shine poster

Always Shine (2016)

As Producer #2 (uncredited)

Thriller, Drama, Horror, Mystery

 The Last Survivors poster

The Last Survivors (2014)

As Compound Soldier

Thriller, Action, Science Fiction