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Simon Barrett

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Born: July 29, 1978
From: 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

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

You're Next

Blair Witch

The ABCs of Death

Filmography

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2026

Production (Producer) Writing (Story) Writing (Screenplay)

2024

Generation Terror

Acting (Self)

Writing (Writer) Production (Producer) Directing (Second Unit Director)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Writing (Screenplay) Writing (Story)

2023

Production (Executive Producer)

Heard She Got Murdered

Production (Executive Producer)

2021

Writing (Writer) Directing (Director)

Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution

Acting (Self)

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

2020

Tales of the Uncanny

Acting (Self)

2017

Writing (Screenplay)

The Day That Broke

Acting (Supporting Artist)

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

Acting (Self)

2016

Always Shine

Acting (Producer #2 (uncredited))

Blair Witch

Writing (Writer) Production (Co-Producer)

2014

Why Horror?

Acting (Self)

ABCs of Death 2

Acting (Assassin's Employer (segment "A"))

Writing (Writer) Production (Executive Producer)

The Last Survivors

Acting (Compound Soldier)

2013

All the Light in the Sky

You're Next

Acting (Tiger Mask) Production (Producer) Writing (Writer)

24 Exposures

Acting (Michael Bamfeaux)

Acting (BJ)

Acting (Steve (segment "Tape 49")) Writing (Writer) Production (Executive Producer) Directing (Director) Camera (Set Photographer)

The ABCs of Death

Acting (Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)) Writing (Writer)

2012

Acting (Steve (segment "Tape 56")) Writing (Writer) Camera (Camera Operator) Production (Producer)

2011

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

Writing (Writer)

Writing (Writer)

2010

A Horrible Way to Die

Acting (Olsen) Writing (Writer) Production (Producer) Directing (First Assistant Director) Production (Casting) Sound (Music Supervisor) Crew (Post Production Supervisor) Production (Location Manager)

2009

Acting (Matt Carson) Writing (Writer) Production (Co-Producer)

2005

Writing (Writer) Production (Co-Producer)

2004

Frankenfish

Writing (Writer)