Ti West

Timon C. West is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his work in horror films. He directed the horror films The Roost, Trigger Man (2007), The House of the Devil (2009), The Innkeepers (2011), the Western In a Valley of Violence (2016) as well as the X trilogy. He has also acted in a number of films, mostly in those directed by either himself or Joe Swanberg. His given name Timon is the surname of his maternal grandfather. He was inspired to create films after watching Peter Jackson's Bad Taste and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. West attended the School of Visual Arts. There, one of his professors, screenwriter and director Kelly Reichardt, introduced him to Larry Fessenden, who became his mentor. Fessenden funded West's first two films, The Roost (2005) and Trigger Man (2007). The Innkeepers (2011), and The Sacrament (2013). He appeared in 2004's The Woman Who Split Before Dinner as Old Man Conrad. In 2009, West wrote, produced and directed the web series Dead & Lonely for IFC Films. The first series run ended in October 2009. West disowned the 2009 horror film Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, citing massive interference and re-editing as the reasons. He wanted to remove his name completely from the film and give directing credit to Alan Smithee, but his request was denied.

West was set to direct The Haunting in Georgia, the sequel to The Haunting in Connecticut, but left the project in March 2010. In 2012, he worked with Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg, Glenn McQuaid and the Radio Silence Productions hosts Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella on the anthology horror film V/H/S. He directed the segment "Second Honeymoon".

In June 2015, it was reported that West would direct an episode of MTV's Scream television series. He directed the penultimate episode of the first season, titled "The Dance". He has also directed an episode of Jason Blum and Eli Roth's We TV horror series South of Hell, titled "Take Life Now". West wrote, directed, produced and edited the Western film In a Valley of Violence, starring Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, and John Travolta. It premiered at South by Southwest in March 2016.

In late 2020, it was announced that A24 would produce a horror film titled X, which would be directed by West and will star Mia Goth, Scott Mescudi, Jenna Ortega, and Brittany Snow. The film was released on March 18, 2022, to critical acclaim. While X was in production, filming in New Zealand was temporarily halted due to the country's lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to West spending the time writing a screenplay to a prequel. The film, Pearl, was filmed back-to-back with X once production started up again. Pearl was released in September 2022 to critical acclaim. West later confirmed he was working on a third installment in the series, a sequel to X titled MaXXXine.

West directed the music video to Justin Timberlake’s single "No Angels", which was released March 15, 2024, as the second single from the latter’s sixth studio album Everything I Thought It Was. He also directed the music video for Neverland, a single from Kid Cudi's 2025 album, Free. Cudi had previously appeared in West's 2022 film X.

In October 2025, it was announced West was directing Ebenezer, an adaptation of A Christmas Carol, for Paramount Pictures, with Johnny Depp in the titular role.

Personal life On Halloween 2024 West married Australian DJ Alison Wonderland in Las Vegas. The previous year they welcomed their first child together, a son.

Filmography +Feature films by Ti West Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes 2005 The Roost Also composer 2007 Trigger Man Also cinematographer 2009 The House of the Devil Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever 2011 The Innkeepers 2012 V/H/S Segment "Second Honeymoon" The ABCs of Death Segment "M Is for Miscarriage" 2013 The Sacrament 2016 In a Valley of Violence 2022 X Pearl 2024 MaXXXine 2026 Filming

+Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes 2001 Prey Also cinematographer Infested The Wicked 2008 Christmas Decay Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival 2013 Box Segment of The 3:07 AM Project, a short anthologyproduced to promote The Conjuring 2022 The Farmer's Daughters Chronological compilation of the porn film that was shot in X.Released as an extra on the home media releases of the film.

+Web series by Ti West Year Title Director Writer Producer 2009 Dead & Lonely

+Acting roles by Ti West Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Roost Professor 2009 The House of the Devil Favorite Teacher 2011 You're Next Tariq Silver Bullets Ben 2012 Marriage Material Also cinematographer All the Light in the Sky Director 2013 Drinking Buddies Dave

+Television work by Ti West Year Title Episode(s) 2015 Scream "The Dance" South of Hell "Take Life Now" 2016 Wayward Pines "Exit Strategy" and "Bedtime Story" 2017 Outcast "The Common Good" The Exorcist "Unclean" 2019 The Passage "You Are Not That Girl Anymore" Chambers "Bad Inside" and "Heroic Dose" The Resident "Belief System" Soundtrack "Track 3: Sam and Dante" and "Track 5: Dante and Annette" 2020 Tales from the Loop "Enemies" 2021, 2024 Them "Day 7: Night", "Day 10" and "The Box" 2025 Poker Face "The Day of the Iguana" 2026 Widow's Bay "Our History"

+Music videos by Ti West Year Title Artist 2024 "No Angels" Justin Timberlake 2025 "Neverland" Kid Cudi

Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2001 NYIIFVF Short Film Award for Best Director – Student Film The Wicked 2005 Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best with Less The Roost 2009 Best of Puchon The House of the Devil Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition 2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Fan's Choice Award for Scariest Film The Innkeepers SXSW Spotlight Premiere Audience Award 2012 Fright Meter Award for Best Director Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition The ABCs of Death (shared with Kaare Andrews, et al.) SXSW Midnight Audience Award V/H/S (shared with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, et al.) Sitges Film Festival Maria Award for Best Motion Picture 2013 Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition The Sacrament Venice Horizons Award for Best Film 2014 Fright Meter Award for Best Editing Gérardmer Film Festival Syfy Jury Prize Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film 2015 Fangoria Hall of Fame Himself 2022 Sitges Film Festival for Best Director Pearl Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay