Known for Directing
Jordan Downey is a writer and director from Granville, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles at eighteen to study film at Loyola Marymount University, where he began his professional career interning at Midnight Pictures, the production banner co-founded by Wes Craven. After making his feature debut with the cult horror comedy ThanksKilling, Downey developed a distinctive filmmaking style rooted in atmosphere, economy, and bold genre storytelling. His medieval thriller The Head Hunter brought wider recognition, earning multiple festival awards and numerous Best Actor honors for breakout star Christopher Rygh. Its success led to larger opportunities, including Stork, his segment in the Critics Choice Award-nominated anthology V/H/S/Beyond. Downey’s largest film to date, The Cycle, starring Deborah Ann Woll and Jeffrey Donovan, is slated for release through IFC Films and Shudder in 2026, while his latest feature, the sci-fi survival thriller Oversear, stars Academy Award-nominated actress Maria Bakalova and Frank Grillo. Across his work, Downey remains drawn to ambitious worlds, strong emotional stakes, and the strange possibilities of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Born
May 16, 1986 (age 40)
Birthplace
Newark, Ohio, USA
Filmography
42 films, 5 shows


The Cycle
2026 · 1h 51m · US
A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.


V/H/S/Beyond
2024 · 1h 54m · US
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.


The Head Hunter
2019 · 1h 12m · US
On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.


Techno Western
2016 · 15m
A young boy imitates a popular bounty hunter character by embarking on a journey to hunt down a mysterious man lurking in his hometown.


Critters: Bounty Hunter
2014 · 7m
An alien bounty hunter enters a scene of suburban carnage, where something out of this world has been feeding on humans.


ThanksKilling 3
2012 · 1h 39m · US
A fowl-mouthed turkey and a cast of outrageous puppets embark on a surreal quest to find the lost sequel, ThanksKilling 2.


ThanksKilling
2008 · 1h 7m · US
An evil, fowl-mouthed turkey carves up college students on Thanksgiving break.


Craw Lake
2007 · 10m · US
One man stands alone against nightmarish creatures that take his daughter's life right before his eyes.


Hackjob
2006 · 5m
A woman tied to a table watches in horror as a man wearing a mascot head prepares a table full of deadly weapons.