Ti West
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Director

Ti West

Born
5 October 1980
Age
46 years old
Next birthday in
343 days
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birthplace
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Credits
40

Born on October 5, 1980, in Wilmington, Delaware, Ti West is an American filmmaker best known for his work behind the camera. With roughly 40 credits, he is most often recognized for directing X and Pearl, both from 2022, along with MaXXXine (2024). Before these, he directed The House of the Devil (2009), where he also played the Favorite Teacher, and served as one of the directors of V/H/S (2012).

West’s directing credits extend to television, including Scream: The TV Series, Wayward Pines, The Exorcist and The Resident. He has stepped in front of the camera as well, as Tariq in You’re Next and as Dave in Drinking Buddies, both 2013 releases. He won Best Director at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022. Coming up next is Ebenezer, set to open on November 11, 2026.

New & upcoming work

Frequent co-stars

  • Joe Swanberg · 5 films together: You're Next, V/H/S, The Sacrament, Autoerotic
  • Mia Goth · 4 films together: X, Pearl, MaXXXine, The Farmer's Daughters
  • Larry Fessenden · 4 films together: In a Valley of Violence, The Roost, All the Light in the Sky, Silver Bullets
  • Amy Seimetz · 4 films together: You're Next, The Sacrament, Autoerotic, Silver Bullets
  • AJ Bowen · 3 films together: You're Next, The House of the Devil, The Sacrament
  • Kentucker Audley · 2 films together: V/H/S, The Sacrament

Awards won

  • Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (2022)

Career at a glance

First credit: Prey (2001) · Credits: 40

Roles played

  • Remnants2026 · Director
  • Widow's Bay (2026)Widow's Bay2026 · Director
  • MaXXXine (2024)MaXXXine2024 · Director
  • Poker Face (2023)Poker Face2023 · Director
  • Pearl (2022)Pearl2022 · Director
  • The Farmer's Daughters (2022)The Farmer's Daughters2022 · Director
  • X (2022)X2022 · Director
  • Them (2021)Them2021 · Director
  • Tales from the Loop (2020)Tales from the Loop2020 · Director
  • Soundtrack (2019)Soundtrack2019 · Director
  • Chambers (2019)Chambers2019 · Director
  • The Passage (2019)The Passage2019 · Director
  • The Resident (2018)The Resident2018 · Director
  • In a Valley of Violence (2016)In a Valley of Violence2016 · Director
  • The Exorcist (2016)The Exorcist2016 · Director
  • Outcast (2016)Outcast2016 · Director
  • South of Hell (2015)South of Hell2015 · Director
  • Scream: The TV Series (2015)Scream: The TV Series2015 · Director
  • Wayward Pines (2015)Wayward Pines2015 · Director
  • The Sacrament (2014)The Sacrament2014 · Director
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  • All the Light in the Sky (2013)All the Light in the Sky2013 · Director
  • Drinking Buddies (2013)Drinking Buddies2013 · Dave
  • You're Next (2013)You're Next2013 · Tariq
  • The ABCs of Death (2013)The ABCs of Death2013 · Director
  • V/H/S (2012)V/H/S2012 · Director
  • The Innkeepers (2012)The Innkeepers2012 · Director
  • Silver Bullets (2011)Silver Bullets2011 · Ben
  • Autoerotic (2011)Autoerotic2011
  • The House of the Devil (2009)The House of the Devil2009 · Director
  • The House of the Devil (2009)The House of the Devil2009 · Favorite Teacher
  • Dead and Lonely (2009)Dead and Lonely2009 · Director
  • Birthday Suit2009
  • Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever2009 · Director
  • Christmas Decay (2008)Christmas Decay2008 · Director
  • Trigger Man (2007)Trigger Man2007 · Director
  • The Roost (2005)The Roost2005 · Professor (Radio Show)
  • The Roost (2005)The Roost2005 · Director
  • The Woman Who Split Before Dinner2004 · Old Man Conrad
  • The Wicked2001 · Director
  • Prey (2001)Prey2001 · Director

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