Directing
John Erick Dowdle
Dec 9, 1972 (53 years) St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. With his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and/or co-screenwriter, John Erick Dowdle directed the horror films Quarantine, Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan, and As Above, So Below, as well as the 2015 thriller film No Escape. In 2017, Dowdle co-created the miniseries Waco with his brother, which aired on Paramount Network in 2018.
Known for
7.9
Marshals
Director
6.8
As Above, So Below
Director, Writer
7.0
No Escape
Director, Writer
6.1
Devil
Director
5.8
Quarantine
Director, Writer
6.5
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Director, Writer, Story, Editor
7.4
Waco
Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
7.0
Joe Pickett
Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
6.9
Waco: The Aftermath
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
6.7
Transcendent Man
Executive Producer
4.0
The Dry Spell
Writer, Director, Editor
School for Scumbags
Director
Filmography
School for Scumbags
Director
7.9
Marshals
2026 · Director
6.9
Waco: The Aftermath
2023 · Executive Producer, Director, Creator
7.0
Joe Pickett
2021 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
7.4
Waco
2018 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
7.0
No Escape
2015 · Director, Writer
6.8
As Above, So Below
2014 · Director, Writer
6.1
Devil
2010 · Director
6.7
Transcendent Man
2009 · Executive Producer
5.8
Quarantine
2008 · Director, Writer
6.5
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
2007 · Director, Writer, Story, Editor
4.0
The Dry Spell
2005 · Free Clinic Doctor