Donat Patrick Kack-Brice (born April 23, 1983), known professionally as Patrick Brice, is an American film director,[1] actor, screenwriter and cinematographer.[2] He is known for directing Creep (2014),[3] The Overnight (2015),[4][5] Creep 2 (2017), Corporate Animals (2019) and There's Someone Inside Your House (2021).

Patrick Brice
Patrick Brice in April 2015
BornDonat Patrick Kack-Brice
(1983-04-23) April 23, 1983 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor

Career

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Brice was born and raised in Grass Valley, California.[6] He graduated with a BFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Film & Video.[6] Creep, his first feature-film as director/writer/actor (co-starring Mark Duplass), was produced by Blumhouse Productions: it premiered at SXSW 2014 and was released through Netflix.[7] His second feature as director/writer, The Overnight (with Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling and Jason Schwartzman) premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was released by The Orchard.[8][9] He wrote and directed Creep 2, starring Duplass and Desiree Akhavan: it was released in 2017 through Netflix.[10] His latest film as director, Corporate Animals, starring Ed Helms and Demi Moore, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[11]

In March 2019 it was announced that Brice would direct the Netflix slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House,[12] an adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name by Stephanie Perkins, with Henry Gayden writing the script. It was produced by 21 Laps Entertainment and Atomic Monster.[13][14] The film was released on October 6, 2021.[15][16][17]

In July 2020, it was announced that Brice would develop, write and direct a film adaptation for HBO Max based on Owen Laukkanen's suspense thriller novel titled The Wild.[15][18]

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2014 Creep Yes Yes Also cinematographer and actor
2015 The Overnight Yes Yes
Hang Loose Yes Yes Co-directed with Sammy Harkham
2017 Creep 2 Yes Yes Also cinematographer and actor
2019 Corporate Animals Yes No
2021 There's Someone Inside Your House Yes No

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2017–2019 Room 104 Yes Yes Directed episodes: "Pizza Boy", "Hungry", "Itchy", "Crossroads", "No Dice";
Wrote and directed episode: "Animal for Sale"

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Brice". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01.
  2. ^ "Patrick Brice Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23.
  3. ^ Gayne, Zach. "SXSW 2014 Interview: Talking to CREEP's Mark Duplass And Patrick Brice". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ Dargis, Manohla (June 18, 2015). "Review: In 'The Overnight,' Newcomers Try Hard to Make Friends". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Rooney, David (24 January 2015). "'The Overnight': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b Auvil, Matthew (February 23, 2019). "What gives you the creeps? A Q&A with Director Patrick Brice". University Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Zakarin, Jordan. "Inside the Duplass Brothers' Growing Digital Indie Empire". Yahoo. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin; Lang, Brent (January 26, 2015). "'The Overnight,' A Sex Comedy Starring Adam Scott, Goes to The Orchard". Variety.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Lincoln, Kevin (June 18, 2015). "Overnight Success". Grant Land. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Miska, Brad (August 19, 2016). "'Creep' Director Confirms Sequel". Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Squires, John (July 15, 2019). "'Creep' Director's Horror-Comedy 'Corporate Animals' Moves into New September Release Date". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Interview: Patrick Brice Talks About Creep and His New Netflix Slasher". 25yearslatersite. 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 15, 2018). "Netflix Boards Coming-Of-Age Slasher Movie With 'Stranger Things' Outfit 21 Laps And James Wan's Atomic Monster". Deadline. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  14. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 14, 2019). "Patrick Brice To Helm 'There's Someone Inside Your House' Film For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  15. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 23, 2020). "'Creep' Franchise Filmmaker Patrick Brice Heads Into 'The Wild' For HBO Max and Warner Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  16. ^ @patrick_brice (August 23, 2020). "First COVID-19 universe shoot is wrapped! Additional photography on #tsiyh is complete. Can't wait for everyone to see what we did" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Fleming, Mike (August 23, 2021). "Netflix Dates Fall Movies: A Whopping 42 Movies Coming At You". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  18. ^ Squires, John (July 23, 2020). "'Creep' Director Patrick Brice Adapting Suspense Novel 'The Wild' for HBO Max". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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