Simon Barrett
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 29, 1978
- Birthplace
- Columbia, Missouri, USA
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).
Filmography
- I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil TBA
Screenplay
- Face/Off 2
Face/Off 2 TBA
Screenplay
Onslaught 2026
Producer, Story, Screenplay
Generation Terror 2024
as Self
Azrael 2024
Writer, Producer, Second Unit Director
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 2024
Story, Screenplay
Head Count 2023
Executive Producer
Heard She Got Murdered 2023
Executive Producer
V/H/S/94 2021
Writer, Director
- Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution
Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution 2021
as Self
Seance 2021
Screenplay, Director
Tales of the Uncanny 2020
as Self
Temple 2017
Screenplay
- The Day That Broke
The Day That Broke 2017
as Supporting Artist
Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch 2017
as Self
Always Shine 2016
as Producer #2 (uncredited)
Blair Witch 2016
Writer, Co-Producer
Why Horror? 2014
as Self
ABCs of Death 2 2014
as Assassin's Employer (segment "A")
The Guest 2014
Writer, Executive Producer
The Last Survivors 2014
as Compound Soldier
All the Light in the Sky 2013
Actor
You're Next 2013
as Tiger Mask, Writer, Producer
24 Exposures 2013
as Michael Bamfeaux
Contracted 2013
as BJ
V/H/S/2 2013
as Steve (segment "Tape 49"), Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Set Photographer
The ABCs of Death 2013
as Simon (segment "Q is for Quack), Writer
V/H/S 2012
as Steve (segment "Tape 56"), Writer, Camera Operator, Producer
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape 2011
Writer
Autoerotic 2011
Writer
A Horrible Way to Die 2010
as Olsen, Writer, Producer, Casting, Post Production Supervisor, Location Manager, Music Supervisor, First Assistant Director
Red Sands 2009
as Matt Carson, Writer, Co-Producer
Dead Birds 2005
Writer, Co-Producer
Frankenfish 2004
Writer
- The Nothing Deal
The Nothing Deal 2000
Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.