Patrick Brice | |
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 Patrick Brice in April 2015 | |
| Born | Donat Patrick Kack-Brice April 23, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor |
Donat Patrick Kack-Brice (born April 23, 1983), known professionally as Patrick Brice, is an American film director, [1] actor, screenwriter and cinematographer. [2] He is known for directing Creep (2014), [3] The Overnight (2015), [4] [5] Creep 2 (2017), Corporate Animals (2019) and There's Someone Inside Your House (2021).
Brice was born and raised in Grass Valley, California. [6] He graduated with a BFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Film & Video. [6] Creep , his first feature-film as director/writer/actor (co-starring Mark Duplass), was produced by Blumhouse Productions: it premiered at SXSW 2014 and was released through Netflix. [7] His second feature as director/writer, The Overnight (with Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling and Jason Schwartzman) premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was released by The Orchard. [8] [9] He wrote and directed Creep 2, starring Duplass and Desiree Akhavan: it was released in 2017 through Netflix. [10] His latest film as director, Corporate Animals , starring Ed Helms and Demi Moore, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. [11]
In March 2019 it was announced that Brice would direct the Netflix slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House , [12] an adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name by Stephanie Perkins, with Henry Gayden writing the script. It was produced by 21 Laps Entertainment and Atomic Monster. [13] [14] The film was released on October 6, 2021. [15] [16] [17]
In July 2020, it was announced that Brice would develop, write and direct a film adaptation for HBO Max based on Owen Laukkanen's suspense thriller novel titled The Wild. [15] [18]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Creep | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer and actor |
| 2015 | The Overnight | Yes | Yes | |
| Hang Loose | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Sammy Harkham | |
| 2017 | Creep 2 | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer and actor |
| 2019 | Corporate Animals | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | There's Someone Inside Your House | Yes | No | |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2019 | Room 104 | Yes | Yes | Directed episodes: "Pizza Boy", "Hungry", "Itchy", "Crossroads", "No Dice"; Wrote and directed episode: "Animal for Sale" |
| 2024 | The Creep Tapes | Yes | Yes |
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