John Swab

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John Swab
Born (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 36)
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, producer
Years active2015–present

John Swab is a film director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1] [2] He is known for King Ivory (2024), Candy Land (2022) and Body Brokers (2021).

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Film career

Swab's first feature film Let Me Make You a Martyr, was released in 2017, and starred Mark Boone Junior, Marilyn Manson, Sam Quartin and Niko Nicotera [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

In 2019, he wrote, produced, and directed Run with the Hunted starring Michael Pitt, Sam Quartin, Ron Perlman, Mark Boone Junior, William Forsythe, and Dree Hemingway [8] [9]

In 2021, Swab wrote, produced, and directed Body Brokers, which stars Melissa Leo, Michael K. Williams, Frank Grillo, Jack Kilmer, Alice Englert, Jessica Rothe, Owen Campbell, Sam Quartin, Thomas Dekker and Peter Greene. [10]

Also in 2021, Swab wrote and directed Ida Red , which stars Melissa Leo, Josh Hartnett, Frank Grillo, William Forsythe, Sofia Hublitz, Deborah Ann Woll, Slaine, and Beau Knapp. [11] [12]

In 2022, Swab film, Candy Land , starring Olivia Luccardi, Sam Quartin, Owen Campbell, Eden Brolin, and William Baldwin. [13]

Personal life

Swab married musician Sam Quartin on November 5, 2017, and they live in Woodstock, New York. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2017 Let Me Make You a Martyr YesYesYes
2020 Run with the Hunted YesYesYes
2021 Body Brokers YesYesYes
Ida Red YesYesYes
2022 Candy Land YesYesYes
Little Dixie YesYesYes
2023 One Day as a Lion YesNoNo

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2014Judas' ChariotYesYesYes

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