Jordan Downey

Jordan Downey is a writer and director from Granville Ohio He moved to Los Angeles at eighteen to study film at Loyola Marymount University where he began his professional career interning at Midnight Pictures the production banner cofounded by Wes Craven After making his feature debut with the cult horror comedy ThanksKilling Downey developed a distinctive filmmaking style rooted in atmosphere economy and bold genre storytelling His medieval thriller The Head Hunter brought wider recognition earning multiple festival awards and numerous Best Actor honors for breakout star Christopher Rygh Its success led to larger opportunities including Stork his segment in the Critics Choice Awardnominated anthology VHSBeyond Downeys largest film to date The Cycle starring Deborah Ann Woll and Jeffrey Donovan is slated for release through IFC Films and Shudder in 2026 while his latest feature the scifi survival thriller Oversear stars Academy Awardnominated actress Maria Bakalova and Frank Grillo Across his work Downey remains drawn to ambitious worlds strong emotional stakes and the strange possibilities of science fiction fantasy and horror