Cast & creator
Simon Barrett
Best known for Onslaught, Onslaught, Onslaught
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).
68
film credits
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television credits
18
2000–2026 · acting roles
5.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (68)
Showing 68 of 68 credits
Onslaught
Producer
2026Onslaught
Story
2026Onslaught
Screenplay
2026
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Screenplay
2024Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Story
2024
The Guest
Writer
2014The Guest
Executive Producer
2014
You're Next
Tiger Mask
2013You're Next
Producer
2013You're Next
Writer
2013
Blair Witch
Writer
2016Blair Witch
Co-Producer
2016
Seance
Director
2021Seance
Screenplay
2021
Azrael
Writer
2024Azrael
Producer
2024Azrael
Second Unit Director
2024
V/H/S
Steve (segment "Tape 56")
2012V/H/S
Writer
2012V/H/S
Camera Operator
2012V/H/S
Producer
2012
V/H/S/94
Writer
2021V/H/S/94
Director
2021
The ABCs of Death
Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)
2013The ABCs of Death
Writer
2013
V/H/S/2
Steve (segment "Tape 49")
2013V/H/S/2
Writer
2013V/H/S/2
Executive Producer
2013V/H/S/2
Director
2013V/H/S/2
Set Photographer
2013
ABCs of Death 2
Assassin's Employer (segment "A")
2014
The Last Survivors
Compound Soldier
2014
Always Shine
Producer #2 (uncredited)
2016
Dead Birds
Writer
2005Dead Birds
Co-Producer
2005
Frankenfish
Writer
2004
Contracted
BJ
2013
Autoerotic
Writer
2011
Red Sands
Matt Carson
2009Red Sands
Writer
2009Red Sands
Co-Producer
2009
A Horrible Way to Die
Olsen
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Writer
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Producer
2010A Horrible Way to Die
First Assistant Director
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Casting
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Music Supervisor
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Post Production Supervisor
2010A Horrible Way to Die
Location Manager
2010
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
2020
All the Light in the Sky
2013
Why Horror?
Self
2014
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Writer
2011
Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
Self
2017
Generation Terror
Self
2024
Temple
Screenplay
2017I Saw the Devil
Screenplay
Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution
Self
2021
Head Count
Executive Producer
2023
24 Exposures
Michael Bamfeaux
2013
Heard She Got Murdered
Executive Producer
2023The Day That Broke
Supporting Artist
2017The Nothing Deal
Producer
2000The Nothing Deal
Editor
2000The Nothing Deal
Screenplay
2000The Nothing Deal
Director
2000The Nothing Deal
Director of Photography
2000Face/Off 2
Screenplay