John Erick Dowdle

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1972-12-09 (51 years old)

Place of Birth St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

John Erick Dowdle

Biography

John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. With his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and/or co-screenwriter, John Erick Dowdle directed the horror films Quarantine, Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan, and As Above, So Below, as well as the 2015 thriller film No Escape. In 2017, Dowdle co-created the miniseries Waco with his brother, which aired on Paramount Network in 2018.

Known For

Director

2023
2021
Joe Pickett

as Director

2018
Waco

as Director

2015
No Escape

as Director

2014
As Above, So Below

as Director

2010
Devil

as Director

2008
Quarantine

as Director

2007
2005
The Dry Spell

as Director

Writer

Friday Night Lights

as Screenplay

2021
Joe Pickett

as Writer

2018
Waco

as Writer

2015
No Escape

as Writer

2014
2008
Quarantine

as Writer

2005
The Dry Spell

as Writer

Producer

2023
Waco: The Aftermath

as Executive Producer

2021
Joe Pickett

as Executive Producer

2018
Waco

as Executive Producer

2009
Transcendent Man

as Executive Producer

Creator

2023
2021
Joe Pickett

as Creator

2018
Waco

as Creator

Editor

2005
The Dry Spell

as Editor

Actor

2005
The Dry Spell

as Free Clinic Doctor