Curry Barker

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Curry Barker
Born
Mobile, Alabama
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • actor
  • comedian
Known forSketch comedy on That's a Bad Idea with Cooper Tomlinson
Notable work Obsession
Milk & Serial

Curry Barker is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He is generally associated with the internet sketch comedy duo That's a Bad Idea alongside Cooper Tomlinson. [1] He recently directed the horror film Obsession (2025). [1]

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Career

Barker most commonly works with Cooper Tomlinson and is part of the sketch comedy duo That's a Bad Idea, where the duo are best known for making short comedy and horror films for YouTube. [1] The duo's 2024 horror film Milk & Serial became a viral video sensation in 2024, [2] leading to a representation deal with United Talent Agency in early 2025. [3]

In 2024, Barker directed the horror film Obsession , which screened in the Midnight Madness block at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025, and was named first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness. [4] Two days later, Focus Features had reportedly entered exclusive talks to acquire distribution rights to the film for the world excluding France, New Zealand and Russia for over $15 million; the deal officially closed in October 2025. [5] In December 2025, it was revealed that Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions had joined the film.

On September 3, 2025, in advance of Obsession's TIFF premiere, it was announced that Barker would be directing, co-writing and co-starring in his third feature horror film, Anything But Ghosts, with Jason Blum, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider producing through their Blumhouse Productions and Spooky Pictures banner, respectively, alongside Divide/Conquer. [6]

In addition to his own films, he has also had occasional acting roles in other productions, including guest appearances in Dave and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2024Milk & SerialYesYes Directorial debut
2025 Obsession YesYes
—Anything But GhostsYesYes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aaron Couch, "A Year Ago, He Was Making $800 YouTube Movies. Now He’s Sold a Horror Pic For Millions". The Hollywood Reporter , September 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ William Earl, "How ‘Milk & Serial,’ a Clever Slasher Made for $800 and Released for Free on YouTube, Became a Must-Watch for Horror Fans". Variety , August 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Aaron Couch, "‘Milk & Serial’ Filmmaker Curry Barker Signs with UTA". The Hollywood Reporter , March 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Pete Hammond, "‘Hamnet’ Wins Oscar-Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood , September 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 7, 2025). "Focus Features Closing First Big TIFF Deal: Curry Barker Horror Film 'Obsession' Selling For $15M+ – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Aaron Couch, "Curry Barker to Direct, Star in ‘Anything But Ghosts’ for Jason Blum, Roy Lee". The Hollywood Reporter , September 3, 2025.
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