Biography
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).
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
18
Acting credits
6
Directing
21
Writing
13
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 7.0Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024 · movie · Screenplay
- 2
★ 6.6The Guest
2014 · movie · Writer
- 3
★ 6.6You're Next
2013 · movie · as Tiger Mask
- 4
★ 6.2V/H/S/2
2013 · movie · as Steve (segment "Tape 49")
- 5
★ 6.1V/H/S
2012 · movie · as Steve (segment "Tape 56")
- 6
★ 6.1V/H/S/94
2021 · movie · Writer
- 7
★ 6.0The Last Survivors
2014 · movie · as Compound Soldier
- 8
★ 5.9Azrael
2024 · movie · Writer
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
2000 1 title(s)
2004 1 title(s)
2005 1 title(s)
2009 1 title(s)
2011 2 title(s)
2013 6 title(s)
24 Exposures
movie · as Michael Bamfeaux · ★ 4.0
All the Light in the Sky
movie · Acting · ★ 5.0
Contracted
movie · as BJ · ★ 5.4
The ABCs of Death
movie · as Simon (segment "Q is for Quack), Writer · ★ 5.0
V/H/S/2
movie · as Steve (segment "Tape 49"), Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Set Photographer · ★ 6.2
You're Next
movie · as Tiger Mask, Producer, Writer · ★ 6.6
