Mike P. Nelson

Known for: Directing
Born: December 18, 1982
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Michael Paul Nelson (born December 18, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the horror films The Domestics (2018), Wrong Turn (2021) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) and Beware Boiúna (2026).

Filmography

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Untitled Saw Film TBA
Director
Beware Boiúna 2026
Director, Executive Producer
Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025
Director, Writer
V/H/S/85 2023
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Edge of Insanity 2023
as Customer (uncredited)
Wrong Turn 2021
Title Designer, Director
One Minnesota 2020
Actor
Ahockalypse 2018
Executive Producer
The Domestics 2018
as Horned Gambler (uncredited), Director, Writer
The Goodbye 2016
Director, Editor
The Retirement of Joe Corduroy 2012
Director, Writer, Editor
An American Classic 2008
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Summer School 2006
as The Monsters, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer
The 26th
The 26th 2005
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Production Design
The G.I. 2004
Director, Writer, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Editor

Credits from TMDB.