Actor profile

Joe Swanberg

31st August 1981 Detroit, Michigan, USA Directing

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.

47 Movies 3 TV Shows 1 In Production 66 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Roast of Caveh Zahedi poster

The Roast of Caveh Zahedi 9th July 2026 as Self

Loafers poster

Loafers 6th May 2026 as Cameron's Boss

Invention poster

Invention 1st October 2025 as John

Chasing the Party poster

Chasing the Party 6th June 2025 as Staten

Coven of the Black Cube poster

Coven of the Black Cube 12th July 2024 as Officer Lindley

Invader poster

Invader 15th March 2024 as Invader

Blackout poster

Blackout 29th September 2023 as Stuart

Good Guy with a Gun poster

Good Guy with a Gun 2nd December 2022 as Tom Greenwood

Offseason poster

Offseason 11th March 2022 as George Darrow

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre poster

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre 7th August 2019 as Self

Flames poster

Flames 30th April 2017 as Joe Swanberg

Uncle Kent 2 poster

Uncle Kent 2 26th August 2016 as Joe

Joshy poster

Joshy 12th August 2016 as Aaron

Lace Crater poster

Lace Crater 10th September 2015 as Dean

Bloomin Mud Shuffle poster

Bloomin Mud Shuffle 11th April 2015 as Brock

Happy Christmas poster

Happy Christmas 25th July 2014 as Jeff

The Sacrament poster

The Sacrament 1st May 2014 as Jake

Proxy poster

Proxy 18th April 2014 as Patrick Michaels

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely poster

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely 7th February 2014 as Akin

White Reindeer poster

White Reindeer 6th December 2013 as George

Drinking Buddies poster

Drinking Buddies 23rd August 2013 as Angry Car Guy

You're Next poster

You're Next 22nd August 2013 as Drake Davison

24 Exposures poster

24 Exposures 4th August 2013 as Literary Agent

The Kings of Yorktown poster

The Kings of Yorktown 18th March 2013 as Bartender

Stage Brother poster

Stage Brother 22nd September 2012 as Self

V/H/S poster

V/H/S 28th July 2012 as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")

Marriage Material poster

Marriage Material 12th January 2012

Be Good poster

Be Good 1st January 2012 as Joe

Caitlin Plays Herself poster

Caitlin Plays Herself 2nd December 2011 as Joe

Silver Bullets poster

Silver Bullets 28th October 2011 as Ethan

Art History poster

Art History 23rd September 2011 as Sam

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape poster

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape 27th July 2011

Autoerotic poster

Autoerotic 22nd July 2011

The Zone poster

The Zone 16th March 2011 as Director

Uncle Kent poster

Uncle Kent 17th January 2011 as Joe

A Horrible Way to Die poster

A Horrible Way to Die 14th September 2010 as Kevin

Blackmail Boys poster

Blackmail Boys 1st September 2010

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her poster

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her 19th July 2010 as Brandon

Audrey the Trainwreck poster

Audrey the Trainwreck 17th March 2010 as Jeremy Roth

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever poster

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever 11th August 2009 as Hazmat Team

You Wont Miss Me poster

You Wont Miss Me 16th January 2009

Nights and Weekends poster

Nights and Weekends 10th October 2008 as James

Quiet City poster

Quiet City 29th August 2007 as Adam

Hohokam poster

Hohokam 1st July 2007 as The Jeffery

LOL poster

LOL 13th March 2006 as Tim

Kissing on the Mouth poster

Kissing on the Mouth 12th March 2005 as Patrick

Bless Me Father poster

Bless Me Father 1st July 2001 as Father Sexy

Prisma poster

Prisma 28th November 2024 as Joe

The Show About the Show poster

The Show About the Show 6th October 2015

Young American Bodies poster

Young American Bodies 2nd May 2006 as Ben

The Sun Never Sets poster

Coming soon

The Sun Never Sets 28th August 2026 as Keith