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John Erick Dowdle
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John Erick Dowdle

Born December 9, 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

5 films

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.

Filmography 5

No Escape (2015) movie poster
No Escape2015
As Above, So Below (2014) movie poster
As Above, So Below2014
Devil (2010) movie poster
Devil2010
Quarantine (2008) movie poster
Quarantine2008
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) movie poster
The Poughkeepsie Tapes2007