Directing · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Born August 31, 1981
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.
MovieThe Roast of Caveh Zahedi
2026
as Self
MovieLoafers
2026
as Cameron's Boss
MovieInvention
2025
as John
MovieChasing the Party
2025
as Staten
TVPRISMA
2024
as Joe
MovieCoven of the Black Cube
2024
as Officer Lindley
MovieInvader
2024
as Invader
MovieBlackout
2023
as Stuart
MovieGood Guy with a Gun
2022
as Tom Greenwood
MovieOffseason
2022
as George Darrow
Movie90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
as Self
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
2019
as Pauly
MovieFlames
2017
as Joe Swanberg
Regional Bloodshed
2016
as self
MovieUncle Kent 2
2016
as Joe
MovieJoshy
2016
as Aaron
TVThe Show About the Show
2015
MovieLace Crater
2015
as Dean
MovieBloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Brock
There
2015
as Toth
MovieHappy Christmas
2014
as Jeff
MovieThe Sacrament
2014
as Jake
MovieProxy
2014
as Patrick Michaels
MovieThou Wast Mild and Lovely
2014
as Akin
MovieWhite Reindeer
2013
as George
MovieDrinking Buddies
2013
as Angry Car Guy
MovieYou're Next
2013
as Drake Davison
Movie24 Exposures
2013
as Literary Agent
MovieThe Kings of Yorktown
2013
as Bartender
Detonator
2013
as Sid
MovieStage Brother
2012
as Self
MovieV/H/S
2012
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Empire Builder
2012
as The Husband
MovieMarriage Material
2012
Cats and Trees
2012
as Al
MovieBe Good
2012
as Joe
MovieCaitlin Plays Herself
2011
as Joe
MovieSilver Bullets
2011
as Ethan
MovieArt History
2011
as Sam
MovieWhat Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011
MovieAutoerotic
2011
MovieThe Zone
2011
as Director
MovieUncle Kent
2011
as Joe
MovieA Horrible Way to Die
2010
as Kevin
MovieBlackmail Boys
2010
MovieEveryone Says I Look Just Like Her
2010
as Brandon
MovieAudrey the Trainwreck
2010
as Jeremy Roth
Birthday Suit
2009
The Mountain, the River and the Road
2009
MovieCabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
2009
as Hazmat Team
MovieYou Wont Miss Me
2009
MovieNights and Weekends
2008
as James
Paintbrush
2008
Present Company
2008
as Archibald King
MovieQuiet City
2007
as Adam
MovieHohokam
2007
as The Jeffery
The Timebox Twins
2007
as Boy
Grammy's
2007
as Clarence
TVYoung American Bodies
2006
as Ben
MovieLOL
2006
as Tim
MovieKissing on the Mouth
2005
as Patrick
MovieBless Me Father
2001
as Father Sexy
MovieKilling the canary
as Chris
MovieJoe Swanberg's Quiet City
as Charlie
Fast Star Wellness
