Brad Peyton

Brad Peyton (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for directing the Dwayne Johnson star vehicles Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, San Andreas (2015), and Rampage (2018) as well as the Netflix series Daybreak (2019).

Life and career Peyton was born in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He graduated from the Canadian Film Centre. He first gained fame with a short film and gothic comedy entitled Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl (2002). The film was initially shown to Peyton's classmates, who clapped in approval. Filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa thus suggested Peyton should also show the film to a lawyer in the film industry in New York. This allowed the film to be distributed among the filmmaking elite. Evelyn also appeared in the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002.

He then created and produced the surreal claymation television series What It's Like Being Alone, which was picked up by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for one season in 2006. Reportedly, one of Peyton's mentors was US actor Tom Hanks. which starred Dwayne Johnson and grossed $325.9 million. In 2015, Peyton directed the disaster film San Andreas, which also starred Johnson, and the horror film Incarnate.

Peyton directed the feature film adaptation Rampage (2018), starring Dwayne Johnson, marking their third collaboration. In June 2016 it was confirmed that he had signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of Malignant Man produced by James Wan. On February 10, 2017, it was reported that Peyton will direct, write and produce the upcoming disaster film, Black Hole, which will begin production in early 2018. In March 2017, it was reported that Peyton will be directing a film adaptation of the video game series Just Cause, with Jason Momoa set to star.

In July 2018, it was announced that Peyton was credited as an executive producer, writer, director and co-creator of the Netflix post-apocalyptic comedy series, Daybreak. The series premiered on October 24, 2019.

On February 6, 2025, it was announced that Peyton would serve as the director, writer, and producer for a live-action film based on the Bakugan series, collaborating with Spin Master Entertainment.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer 2001 Ted Full Beyond the Fields 2002 Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl 2004 Bad Luck A Tale of Bad Luck

Feature film Year Title Director Producer 2009 Suck 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2015 San Andreas 2016 Incarnate 2018 Rampage 2021 Sweet Girl 2024 Atlas TBA The Kellys

Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer Creator Notes 2006 What It's Like Being Alone 2013 Republic of Doyle 4 episodes 2014–2015 Dr. Dimensionpants 2015 Pirate's Passage TV movie, also producer 2016–2018 Frontier 2019 Daybreak 2020 Albedo Miniseries

Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination 2002 Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl Nominated- Chicago International Film Festival for Best Short FilmNominated- Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama 2017 Frontier Nominated- Canadian Screen Awards for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series