Eric England (director)

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Eric England
Born
David Eric England

(1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 36)
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer
Known for Contracted

David Eric England (born February 23, 1988) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] [2] He is known for writing and directing the body horror film Contracted (2013), and later Get the Girl (2017) and Josie (2019). England also produced and co-wrote Greenlight (2019) with Patrick Robert Young and Graham Denman.

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