Known for

Directing

Born

May 16, 1986 (40 years old)

Place of birth

Newark, Ohio, USA

Jordan Downey

Jordan Downey is a writer and director from Granville, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles at eighteen to study film at Loyola Marymount University, where he began his professional career interning at Midnight Pictures, the production banner co-founded by Wes Craven. After making his feature debut with the cult horror comedy ThanksKilling, Downey developed a distinctive filmmaking style rooted in atmosphere, economy, and bold genre storytelling. His medieval thriller The Head Hunter brought wider recognition, earning multiple festival awards and numerous Best Actor honors for breakout star Christopher Rygh. Its success led to larger opportunities, including Stork, his segment in the Critics Choice Award-nominated anthology V/H/S/Beyond. Downey’s largest film to date, The Cycle, starring Deborah Ann Woll and Jeffrey Donovan, is slated for release through IFC Films and Shudder in 2026, while his latest feature, the sci-fi survival thriller Oversear, stars Academy Award-nominated actress Maria Bakalova and Frank Grillo. Across his work, Downey remains drawn to ambitious worlds, strong emotional stakes, and the strange possibilities of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Titles

The Cycle

Movie • 2026

V/H/S/Beyond

Movie • 2024

ThanksKilling

Movie • 2008

The Head Hunter

Movie • 2019

The Big Ugly

Movie • 2020

Day of the Dead 2: Contagium

Movie • 2005

Red Weather

Series • 2016

ThanksKilling 3

Movie • 2012

Critters: Bounty Hunter

Movie • 2014

ThanksKilling The Musical

Movie • 2013