John Erick Dowdle

Directing

John Erick Dowdle

Born December 9, 1972St. Paul, Minnesota, United States15 credits

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

Filmography

Marshals
2026Marshals
DirectorTV
Waco: The Aftermath
2023Waco: The Aftermath
Executive ProducerTV
Joe Pickett
2021Joe Pickett
Executive ProducerTV
Waco
2018Waco
DirectorTV
No Escape
2015No Escape
DirectorMovie
Devil
2010Devil
DirectorMovie
Transcendent Man
2009Transcendent Man
Executive ProducerMovie
Quarantine
2008Quarantine
DirectorMovie
The Dry Spell
2005The Dry Spell
as Free Clinic DoctorMovie