Cast & creator
Joe Swanberg
Best known for Looking, Easy, Easy
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.
Also known as: Джо Сванберг, The Shumanski Brothers, Bernard Shumanski, Harry Shumanski, Richard Shumanski
205
film credits
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television credits
68
2001–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (213)
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Looking
Director
2014
Easy
Writer
2016Easy
Director
2016Easy
Creator
2016
Yellow Eyes
Producer
2026
You're Next
Drake Davison
2013
The Rental
Producer
2020The Rental
Story
2020The Rental
Screenplay
2020
V/H/S
Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
2012V/H/S
Director
2012V/H/S
Editor
2012
The Show About the Show
2015
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Thanks
2026
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Hazmat Team
2009
Drinking Buddies
Angry Car Guy
2013Drinking Buddies
Writer
2013Drinking Buddies
Producer
2013Drinking Buddies
Editor
2013Drinking Buddies
Director
2013
The Sacrament
Jake
2014
Prisma
Joe
2024
The Sun Never Sets
Keith
2026The Sun Never Sets
Director
2026The Sun Never Sets
Screenplay
2026The Sun Never Sets
Producer
2026The Sun Never Sets
Editor
2026
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
Producer
2026
Young American Bodies
Ben
2006Young American Bodies
Creator
2006
Happy Christmas
Jeff
2014Happy Christmas
Producer
2014Happy Christmas
Director
2014Happy Christmas
Writer
2014
Digging for Fire
Director
2015Digging for Fire
Writer
2015Digging for Fire
Producer
2015
Thingy
Producer
2026
Joshy
Aaron
2016
Proxy
Patrick Michaels
2014
Autoerotic
2011Autoerotic
Director
2011Autoerotic
Writer
2011Autoerotic
Producer
2011Autoerotic
Makeup Effects
2011
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps
Thanks
2024
Madeline's Madeline
Executive Producer
2018
Castration Movie Anthology II. The Best of Both Worlds
Thanks
2025
Offseason
George Darrow
2022
Win It All
Director
2017Win It All
Writer
2017Win It All
Producer
2017Win It All
Editor
2017
A Horrible Way to Die
Kevin
2010
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
Thanks
2026
Sword of Trust
Executive Producer
2019
Alexander the Last
Director
2009Alexander the Last
Producer
2009Alexander the Last
Writer
2009Alexander the Last
Sound Designer
2009Alexander the Last
Director of Photography
2009Alexander the Last
Editor
2009
Golden Exits
Executive Producer
2018
Listen Up Philip
Thanks
2014
Quiet City
Adam
2007
All the Light in the Sky
Writer
2013All the Light in the Sky
Director
2013All the Light in the Sky
Producer
2013All the Light in the Sky
Director of Photography
2013All the Light in the Sky
Editor
2013
The Unspeakable Act
Thanks
2013
Be Good
Joe
2012
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Editor
2007Hannah Takes the Stairs
Director
2007Hannah Takes the Stairs
Producer
2007Hannah Takes the Stairs
Director of Photography
2007Hannah Takes the Stairs
Writer
2007
Invention
John
2025
Depraved
Executive Producer
2019
Good Guy with a Gun
Tom Greenwood
2022
Invader
Invader
2024Invader
Producer
2024
Art History
Sam
2011Art History
Director
2011Art History
Editor
2011Art History
Writer
2011Art History
Producer
2011Art History
Director of Photography
2011
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Brock
2015Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Producer
2015
Coven of the Black Cube
Officer Lindley
2024
Person to Person
Executive Producer
2017
Queen of Earth
Producer
2015
Loafers
Cameron's Boss
2026
Blackmail Boys
Andrew Kenneth Tucker
2010Blackmail Boys
Director
2010
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
2019
Kenneled
Producer
2025Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Director
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Screenplay
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Editor
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Producer
Blackout
Stuart
2023
The Show About Sundance
Self
2017
Little Sister
Executive Producer
2016
Lace Crater
Dean
2015
Uncle Kent 2
Joe
2016
You Wont Miss Me
2009
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Producer
2011
Wrecked
Director
2009
The Zone
Director
2011The Zone
Director
2011The Zone
Producer
2011The Zone
Writer
2011The Zone
Director of Photography
2011The Zone
Editor
2011
Ginger Sand
Director of Photography
2008
Silver Bullets
Ethan
2011Silver Bullets
Director
2011Silver Bullets
Writer
2011Silver Bullets
Producer
2011Silver Bullets
Editor
2011Silver Bullets
Sound
2011Silver Bullets
Director of Photography
2011
Build the Wall
Director
2020Build the Wall
Editor
2020Build the Wall
Screenplay
2020Build the Wall
Director of Photography
2020
Kissing on the Mouth
Patrick
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Director
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Editor
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Story
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Director of Photography
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Producer
2005Kissing on the Mouth
Writer
2005
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
Akin
2014
Stage Brother
Self
2012
Audrey the Trainwreck
Jeremy Roth
2010
Chasing the Party
Staten
2025
Hohokam
The Jeffery
2007
Thanks for the Add!
Editor
2006Thanks for the Add!
Cinematography
2006Thanks for the Add!
Director
2006
Strange Egg
Executive Producer
2026Regional Bloodshed
self
2016
Nights and Weekends
James
2008Nights and Weekends
Director
2008Nights and Weekends
Writer
2008Nights and Weekends
Producer
2008Nights and Weekends
Editor
2008
Stray Bullets
Director
2012Stray Bullets
Screenplay
2012Stray Bullets
Producer
2012
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi
Self
2026Birthday Suit
2009Birthday Suit
Director
2009Birthday Suit
Writer
2009
Open Five
Director of Photography
2010
Uncle Kent
Joe
2011Uncle Kent
Director
2011Uncle Kent
Screenplay
2011Hissy Fits
Director
2005
The Becomers
Producer
2024
White Reindeer
George
2013
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Thanks
2007
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
Pauly
2019
24 Exposures
Literary Agent
201324 Exposures
Writer
201324 Exposures
Director
201324 Exposures
Editor
2013Grammy's
Clarence
2007One Shot
Director
2009
Marriage Material
2012Marriage Material
Director
2012Marriage Material
Producer
2012Marriage Material
Writer
2012Present Company
Archibald King
2008
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
Brandon
2010
LOL
Tim
2006LOL
Writer
2006LOL
Director
2006LOL
Director of Photography
2006
The Kings of Yorktown
Bartender
2013
Holy Trinity
Executive Producer
2019
Caitlin Plays Herself
Joe
2011Caitlin Plays Herself
Director
2011Caitlin Plays Herself
Writer
2011Caitlin Plays Herself
Producer
2011Caitlin Plays Herself
Editor
2011Caitlin Plays Herself
Director of Photography
2011
Flames
Joe Swanberg
2017
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
Charlie
Mikey
Director
2003Paintbrush
2008The Mountain, the River and the Road
2009
Bless Me Father
Father Sexy
2001Bless Me Father
Director
2001Bless Me Father
Writer
2001Bless Me Father
Producer
2001Bless Me Father
Editor
2001Cats and Trees
Al
2012
Privacy Settings
Director
2013Empire Builder
The Husband
2012The Timebox Twins
Boy
2007Helldorado
Producer
Swedish Blueballs
Director
2008There
Toth
2015Detonator
Sid
2013
Killing the Canary
Chris
Son of a Seahorse
James / Paul
2009Son of a Seahorse
Second Unit Director
2009