John Erick Dowdle

John Erick Dowdle
Born	December 1973 (age 38) St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Occupation	Director, Producer, Screenwriter Editor
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Stacy Chbosky (2005-present)

John Erick Dowdle (born December 1973) is a American director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, best known for horror films.

Early life

Dowdle grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After graduating from the St. Thomas Academy, an all-boys, military, Catholic high school, Dowdle moved to Iowa City, Iowa to attend the University of Iowa. There he would make the move from writing to film. Two years later, Dowdle moved to Manhattan, New York City to attend New York University's film program.^{[citation needed]}

Career

After graduating from NYU, Dowdle moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. Dowdle wrote and directed his first feature, the 1996 film Full Moon Rising, when he was just out of college. For his sophomore effort, The Dry Spell, Dowdle was joined by his younger brother Drew, who produced the film as John wrote, directed and edited. They now live in Los Angeles, working together as The Brothers Dowdle.

Dowdle directed alongside his brother the horror-disaster films Quarantine and Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan. Dowdle will direct with his brother the movie adaption of Jack Kilburn's novel Afraid.

Selected filmography

As director

• Devil (2010)
• Quarantine (2008)
• The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
• The Dry Spell (2005)
• Full Moon Rising (1997)

As producer

• Full Moon Rising (1997)

As writer

• Quarantine (2008)
• The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
• The Dry Spell (2005)
• Full Moon Rising (1997)

As editor

• The Dry Spell (2005)

Awards

2005

• Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival for The Dry Spell - Nominated

Personal

In 2005 Dowdle married film actress Stacy Chbosky and is the brother of Drew Dowdle.

External links

• John Erick Dowdle at the Internet Movie Database