JORDAN DOWNEY

Jordan Downey is an exciting up-and-coming writer and director drawn to ambitious worlds, strong emotional stakes, and the strange possibilities of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Downey’s upcoming film The Cycle is a mysterious horror thriller about an estranged daughter Meg (Deborah Ann Wolf) who discovers her father's body at a gruesome crime scene 36 years after he went missing, forcing her to unravel his dark and mysterious past. The film’s world premiere will take place at Fantastic Fest before screening at BeyondFest. The film has already earned a striking endorsement from Stephen King, who calls it “a terrific fright flick.” Shudder will release the film on October 23, 2026. 

Downey has also completed production on Override, a sci-fi survival thriller starring Academy Award-nominated actress Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and Frank Grillo (Peacemaker). The film follows a hologram who comes to the aid of a futuristic soldier after she's injured and left for dead.

Notably, Downey’s medieval independent thriller The Head Hunter brought him his initial recognition, earning multiple festival awards and numerous Best Actor honors for breakout star Christopher Rygh. The film recounts a lone medieval warrior known as Father (Rygh), who hunts and decapitates monsters seeking revenge for his daughter's murder. Its success led to larger opportunities, including Stork, his segment in the Critics’ Choice Award-nominated anthology V/H/S/Beyond. 

He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to study film at Loyola Marymount University, where he began his professional career interning at Midnight Pictures, the production banner co-founded by Wes Craven. After making his feature debut while still in college with the cult horror comedy ThanksKilling, Downey developed a distinctive filmmaking style rooted in atmosphere, economy, and bold genre storytelling that he continues to display.