Loafers
2026 · Movie
as Cameron's Boss
Joe Swanberg
1981-08-31
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi
2026 · Movie
as Self
The Sun Never Sets
2026 · Movie
as Keith
Invention
2025 · Movie
as John
Chasing the Party
2025 · Movie
as Staten
Coven of the Black Cube
2024 · Movie
as Officer Lindley
Invader
2024 · Movie
as Invader
Prisma
2024 · TV Show
as Joe
Blackout
2023 · Movie
as Stuart
Good Guy with a Gun
2022 · Movie
as Tom Greenwood
Offseason
2022 · Movie
as George Darrow
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019 · Movie
as Self
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Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
2019 · Movie
as Pauly
Flames
2017 · Movie
as Joe Swanberg
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Regional Bloodshed
2016 · Movie
as self
Joshy
2016 · Movie
as Aaron
Uncle Kent 2
2016 · Movie
as Joe
No image
There
2015 · Movie
as Toth
Lace Crater
2015 · Movie
as Dean
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · Movie
as Brock
The Show About the Show
2015 · TV Show
Proxy
2014 · Movie
as Patrick Michaels
The Sacrament
2014 · Movie
as Jake
Happy Christmas
2014 · Movie
as Jeff
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
2014 · Movie
as Akin
You're Next
2013 · Movie
as Drake Davison
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Detonator
2013 · Movie
as Sid
Drinking Buddies
2013 · Movie
as Angry Car Guy
White Reindeer
2013 · Movie
as George
24 Exposures
2013 · Movie
as Literary Agent
The Kings of Yorktown
2013 · Movie
as Bartender
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Cats and Trees
2012 · Movie
as Al
Stage Brother
2012 · Movie
as Self
V/H/S
2012 · Movie
as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
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Empire Builder
2012 · Movie
as The Husband
Marriage Material
2012 · Movie
Be Good
2012 · Movie
as Joe
Silver Bullets
2011 · Movie
as Ethan
Uncle Kent
2011 · Movie
as Joe
Art History
2011 · Movie
as Sam
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011 · Movie
Caitlin Plays Herself
2011 · Movie
as Joe
The Zone
2011 · Movie
as Director
Autoerotic
2011 · Movie
A Horrible Way to Die
2010 · Movie
as Kevin
Audrey the Trainwreck
2010 · Movie
as Jeremy Roth
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
2010 · Movie
as Brandon
Blackmail Boys
2010 · Movie
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
2009 · Movie
as Hazmat Team
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The Mountain, the River and the Road
2009 · Movie
No image
Birthday Suit
2009 · Movie
You Wont Miss Me
2009 · Movie
Nights and Weekends
2008 · Movie
as James
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Paintbrush
2008 · Movie
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Present Company
2008 · Movie
as Archibald King
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The Timebox Twins
2007 · Movie
as Boy
Hohokam
2007 · Movie
as The Jeffery
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Grammy's
2007 · Movie
as Clarence
Quiet City
2007 · Movie
as Adam
LOL
2006 · Movie
as Tim
Young American Bodies
2006 · TV Show
as Ben
Kissing on the Mouth
2005 · Movie
as Patrick
Bless Me Father
2001 · Movie
as Father Sexy
Killing the Canary
· Movie
as Chris
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
· Movie
as Charlie
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Fast Star Wellness
· Movie
Crew Credits
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
2026 · Movie
Producer
Thingy
2026 · Movie
Producer
The Sun Never Sets
2026 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Strange Egg
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Kenneled
2025 · Movie
Producer
Invader
2024 · Movie
Producer
The Becomers
2024 · Movie
Producer
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
2024 · Movie
Thanks
The Rental
2020 · Movie
Producer, Screenplay, Story
Build the Wall
2020 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
Sword of Trust
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Depraved
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Holy Trinity
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Golden Exits
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Madeline's Madeline
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Person to Person
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer
Win It All
2017 · Movie
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
Little Sister
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Easy
2016 · TV Show
Director, Writer, Creator
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · Movie
Producer
Digging for Fire
2015 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
Queen of Earth
2015 · Movie
Producer
Happy Christmas
2014 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Listen Up Philip
2014 · Movie
Thanks
Looking
2014 · TV Show
Director
All the Light in the Sky
2013 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
24 Exposures
2013 · Movie
Director, Writer, Editor
Privacy Settings
2013 · Movie
Director
Drinking Buddies
2013 · Movie
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
V/H/S
2012 · Movie
Director, Editor
Marriage Material
2012 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Stray Bullets
2012 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Art History
2011 · Movie
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Autoerotic
2011 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Makeup Effects
Silver Bullets
2011 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography
Uncle Kent
2011 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Caitlin Plays Herself
2011 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
The Zone
2011 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011 · Movie
Producer
Open Five
2010 · Movie
Director of Photography
Blackmail Boys
2010 · Movie
Director
Alexander the Last
2009 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Editor
No image
One Shot
2009 · Movie
Director
No image
Birthday Suit
2009 · Movie
Director, Writer
Wrecked
2009 · Movie
Director, Writer
Nights and Weekends
2008 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Ginger Sand
2008 · Movie
Director of Photography
Swedish Blueballs
2008 · Movie
Director
Hannah Takes the Stairs
2007 · Movie
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
2007 · Movie
Thanks
LOL
2006 · Movie
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Thanks for the Add!
2006 · Movie
Editor, Director, Cinematography
Young American Bodies
2006 · TV Show
Creator
Kissing on the Mouth
2005 · Movie
Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Story, Writer
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Hissy Fits
2005 · Movie
Director
No image
Mikey
2003 · Movie
Director
Bless Me Father
2001 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
No image
Helldorado
· Movie
Producer
No image
Yellow Eyes
· Movie
Producer
No image
Fast Star Wellness
· Movie
Director, Screenplay
