Joe Swanberg
- Born
- August 31, 1981 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
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.
Filmography · 141 credits
- 2026The Sun Never Sets · Director
- 2026The Sun Never Sets · Editor
- 2026The Sun Never Sets · Writer
- 2026Loafers · Actor (Boss Man)
- 2026Crooks · Actor (Lobster)
- 2024Invader · Producer
- 2024Invader · Actor (Invader)
- 2024Invention · Actor (John)
- 2024Coven of the Black Cube · Actor (Officer Lindley)
- 2023The Becomers · Producer
- 2022Good Guy with a Gun · Actor (Tom Greenwood)
- 2021Offseason · Actor (George Darrow)
- 2020The Rental · Writer
- 2020Build the Wall · Editor
- 2020Build the Wall · Cinematographer
- 2020Build the Wall · Director
- 2020Build the Wall · Writer
- 2017Win It All · Director
- 2017Win It All · Editor
- 2017Win It All · Producer
- 2017Win It All · Writer
- 2016Joshy · Actor (Aaron)
- 2015Digging for Fire · Producer
- 2015Digging for Fire · Writer
- 2015Digging for Fire · Director
- 2015Digging for Fire · Editor
- 2015Lace Crater · Actor (Dean)
- 2015Lace Crater · Producer
- 2015Uncle Kent 2 · Actor (Joe)
- 2015Bloomin Mud Shuffle · Producer
- 2014Happy Christmas · Actor (Jeff)
- 2014Happy Christmas · Producer
- 2014Happy Christmas · Writer
- 2014Happy Christmas · Director
- 2014Thou Wast Mild and Lovely · Actor (Akin)
- 2014Empire Builder · Actor (The Husband)
- 2014There · Actor (Toth)
- 2013Drinking Buddies · Director
- 2013Drinking Buddies · Writer
- 2013Drinking Buddies · Producer
- 2013Drinking Buddies · Editor
- 2013The Sacrament · Actor (Jake Williams)
- 2013Proxy · Actor (Patrick Michaels)
- 2013White Reindeer · Actor (George)
- 2013White Reindeer · Actor (Suzanne's neighbor)
- 201324 Exposures · Writer
- 201324 Exposures · Director
- 201324 Exposures · Editor
- 2012All the Light in the Sky · Cinematographer
- 2012All the Light in the Sky · Editor
- 2012All the Light in the Sky · Producer
- 2012All the Light in the Sky · Writer
- 2012All the Light in the Sky · Director
- 2012The Kings of Yorktown · Actor (Bartender)
- 2012Marriage Material · Director
- 2012Marriage Material · Writer
- 2012Marriage Material · Actor (Joe)
- 2012Marriage Material · Producer
- 2012Be Good · Actor (Joe)
- 2012Cats and Trees · Actor (Al)
- 2011You're Next · Actor (Drake)
- 2011Autoerotic · Producer
- 2011Autoerotic · Actor
- 2011Autoerotic · Director
- 2011Autoerotic · Writer
- 2011Uncle Kent · Actor (Joe)
- 2011Uncle Kent · Editor
- 2011Uncle Kent · Cinematographer
- 2011Uncle Kent · Producer
- 2011Uncle Kent · Writer
- 2011Uncle Kent · Director
- 2011Silver Bullets · Director
- 2011Silver Bullets · Writer
- 2011Silver Bullets · Editor
- 2011Silver Bullets · Cinematographer
- 2011Silver Bullets · Producer
- 2011Silver Bullets · Actor (Ethan)
- 2011Art History · Cinematographer
- 2011Art History · Actor (Sam)
- 2011Art History · Editor
- 2011Art History · Producer
- 2011Art History · Writer
- 2011Art History · Director
- 2011Art History · Actor (director)
- 2011The Zone · Actor (Director)
- 2011The Zone · Director
- 2011The Zone · Writer
- 2011The Zone · Producer
- 2011The Zone · Cinematographer
- 2011The Zone · Editor
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Actor (Joe)
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Producer
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Cinematographer
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Editor
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Writer
- 2011Caitlin Plays Herself · Director
- 2011What Fun We Were Having · Actor
- 2011What Fun We Were Having · Producer
- 2011Stage Brother · Self (Self)
- 2010A Horrible Way to Die · Actor (Kevin)
- 2010Blackmail Boys · Actor (Andrew Kenneth Tucker)
- 2010Open Five · Cinematographer
- 2010Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her · Actor (Brandon)
- 2009Alexander the Last · Director
- 2009Alexander the Last · Producer
- 2009Alexander the Last · Writer
- 2009Alexander the Last · Editor
- 2009Alexander the Last · Cinematographer
- 2009The Mountain, the River and the Road · Actor (Tom)
- 2009It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home · Producer
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Actor (Mattie's boyfriend)
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Actor (James)
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Editor
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Producer
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Writer
- 2008Nights and Weekends · Director
- 2008Present Company · Actor (Archibald King)
- 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs · Cinematographer
- 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs · Editor
- 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs · Producer
- 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs · Writer
- 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs · Director
- 2007Quiet City · Actor (Adam)
- 2007Hohokam · Actor (The Jeffery)
- 2006LOL · Actor (Tim)
- 2006LOL · Editor
- 2006LOL · Cinematographer
- 2006LOL · Writer
- 2006LOL · Producer
- 2006LOL · Director
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Actor (Patrick)
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Writer
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Producer
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Editor
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Cinematographer
- 2005Kissing on the Mouth · Director
- —Swanberg Untitled Chicago Indie Rock Dramedy · Editor
- —Instinct of Fear · Actor (David)
- —Killing the Canary · Actor (Chris)
- —Swanberg Untitled Chicago Indie Rock Dramedy · Director
- —Swanberg Untitled Chicago Indie Rock Dramedy · Writer