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{{Infobox person
| name          = Adam Green
| image         = AdamGreen0033.JPG
| alt           = Color half-length portrait of Green: smiling man in jumper standing by red Sundance wall.
| caption       = Green at the 2010 [[Sundance Film Festival]]
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date    = {{Birth year and age|1975}}
| birth_place   = [[Holliston, Massachusetts]], United States
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| other_names   =
| alma_mater    = [[Hofstra University]]
| occupation    = Film director, screenwriter, actor, musician
| years_active  = 1996–present
| known_for     =
| height        = <!-- "X cm", "X m"  or "X ft Y in" -->
| notable_works = {{ublist<!--(full list in navbox)-->
   |''[[Hatchet (film)|Hatchet]]'' {{small|(2006)}}
   |''[[Frozen (2010 American film)|Frozen]]'' {{small|(2010)}}
   |''[[Holliston (TV series)|Holliston]]'' {{small|(2012–2015)}}}}
| spouses        = {{marriage|[[Rileah Vanderbilt]]|2010|2014|end=divorce}}<br>{{marriage|Natasha Marshall|2022}}
| website       = {{URL|ariescope.com}}
| footnotes     = 
}}

'''Adam Green''' (born March 31, 1975)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2010/04/the-new-american-horror-adam-green.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113735/http://twitchfilm.com/2010/04/the-new-american-horror-adam-green.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=The New American Horror: Adam Green|last=Brown|first=Todd|work=[[Twitch Film]]|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> is an American actor, filmmaker and musician, best known for his work in horror and comedy films, including the [[Hatchet (film series)|''Hatchet'' franchise]], 2010's ''[[Frozen (2010 American film)|Frozen]]'', and the television series ''[[Holliston (TV series)|Holliston]]''.{{refn|name=CD|{{cite web|title=Coffee, donuts, blood, guts, and HOLLISTON…|url=http://ariescope.com/2011/08/10/coffee-donuts-blood-guts-and-holliston|website=ariescope.com|access-date=May 1, 2015|date=August 10, 2011}}}} He was also the lead singer for the [[hard rock]] and [[Heavy metal music|metal]] band '''Haddonfield'''.

== Early life ==
Green was born and raised in [[Holliston, Massachusetts]]. After finishing high school in 1993, he left for New York to study film and television production at [[Hofstra University]], where he graduated in 1997 with a [[Bachelor of Science]].

After finishing studies, Green worked in [[Boston]] making local commercials for [[Time Warner Cable]], where he met his future collaborator Will Barratt. In 1998, the duo founded production company [[ArieScope Pictures]] and the following year made their first feature-length film: the semi-biographic comedy ''Coffee & Donuts''. Green starred in the lead role, while other parts were played by Steven C. DeWitt Jr., Katie Bove and Jeff Davison. This amateur production has not been widely released.{{refn|name=CD}}

== Career ==
''[[Spiral (2007 film)|Spiral]]'' (2007) is [[Joel David Moore|Joel David Moore's]] and JD Boreing's thriller, which Green co-directed.{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Steve Barton|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34886/adam-green-and-joel-david-moores-spiral-coming-blu-ray|title=Adam Green and Joel David Moore's Spiral Coming to Blu-ray|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=December 9, 2009}}}} The story follows an isolated telemarketer (Moore), who befriends a new co-worker and then struggles with troubling past feelings, threatening his personal dignity. Critics hailed ''Spiral'' as "nothing short of brilliant" and "the closest thing you'll get to Hitchcock in this day and age". The film won Gold Vision Award at the 2008 Santa Barbara Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2007|url=http://sbiff.org/2007-film-and-award-history/|website=sbiff.org|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054230/http://sbiff.org/2007-film-and-award-history/|archive-date=March 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Green and Joe Lynch's free weekly filmmaker interview and film commentary podcast launched on GeekNation in May 2013. The name references creators' sitcom ''Holliston'', along with other inside jokes in the content. The talk show was recommended by Entertainment Weekly under the headline "20 podcasts you need to hear in 2015" (January 9, 2015; print issue #1345){{refn|name=|{{cite magazine|title=Directors Adam Green and Joe Lynch get sketchy in Movie Crypt podcast poster|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/06/directors-adam-green-and-joe-lynch-get-sketchy-movie-crypt-podcast-poster|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 3, 2015|date=March 6, 2015}}}}

=== ''Hatchet'' franchise ===
{{main|Hatchet (film series)}}
''[[Hatchet (film)|Hatchet]]'' (2006) is the first feature of Green's successful franchise.{{refn|name=IndL|{{cite web|author1=Jack Foley|title=Hatchet-Review|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/hatchet-review|website=indielondon.co.uk|access-date=April 28, 2015}}}}{{refn|name=Trilogy|{{cite web|author1=Matt Molgaard |title=Analyzing the 'Hatchet' Trilogy |url=http://www.best-horror-movies.com/news?name=analyzing-the-hatchet-trilogy-asking-the-question-will-we-see-hatchet-4 |website=best-horror-movies.com |access-date=April 28, 2015 |date=June 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000740/http://www.best-horror-movies.com/news?name=analyzing-the-hatchet-trilogy-asking-the-question-will-we-see-hatchet-4 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}}} The horror comedy tributes old-school American slashers and follows a group of tourists, who take a swamp boat ride and wind up pursued by the ghost of local legend Victor Crowley. Theatrically released on September 7, 2007, the film was relatively well received by some critics and earned a worldwide horror cult following, resulting in three sequels for 2010, 2013, and 2017.{{refn|name=Hatchet|{{cite web|title=Hatchet (2007)|url=http://ariescope.com/2010/10/14/hatchet/|website=ariescope.com|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=November 14, 2010}}}}{{refn|name=IndL}}{{refn|name=Trilogy}}

''[[Hatchet II]]'' (2010) is franchise's sequel, starring [[Kane Hodder]] and [[Danielle Harris]].{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Brad Miska|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18603|website=bloody-disgusting.com|title=Last Minute Addition to Growing 'Hatchet 2' Cast|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=January 6, 2010}}}} Green eagerly promoted his film by pre-advertising ([[Anchor Bay Entertainment|Anchor Bay]], MySpace),{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Brad Miska|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14992/hatchet-2-teaser-poster-sequel-update|website=bloody-disgusting.com|title=Hatchet II Teaser Poster|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=January 18, 2009}}}} in press ([[Creation Entertainment]],{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Steve Barton|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37602/this-weekends-creation-weekend-horrors-grows-bigger-and-bigger|website=dreadcentral.com|title=Creation Weekend of Horrors|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=May 19, 2010}}}} Comic-Con,{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=BC|title=SD Comic-Con '10|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21050/sd-comic-con-10-adam-green-hatchet-2-is-pure-100-me|website=bloody-disgusting.com|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=July 26, 2010}}}} ''Frozen'' events{{refn|name=FroQA}}) and with credits (''Adam Green's Hatchet II''). Filmed in the beginning of the year, sequel premiered at the [[London FrightFest Film Festival#FF2010|London FrightFest Film Festival 2010]]. The theatrical release made headlines when distributor Dark Sky agreed with [[AMC Theatres]] to bypass [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|MPAA ratings' board]] and on October 1, 2010, released the unrated ''Hatchet II'', which got revoked within hours. The officially reported reason by AMC was poor performance, but Green has alluded to controversy with MPAA.{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Brad Miska|title='Hatchet II' Largest Unrated Release in 25 Years?|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/21438/hatchet-ii-largest-unrated-release-in-25-years|website=bloody-disgusting.com|access-date=April 29, 2015|date=August 25, 2010}}}}{{refn|name=|{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2010/10/04/hatchet-2-amc-pulled|title=AMC unexpectedly pulls unrated slasher sequel 'Hatchet II' from all screens: 'I'm bewildered and confused,' says director Adam Green|last=Collis|first=Clark|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}} [[Metacritic]] rated the film 49/100 based on 11 reviews.{{refn|name=|{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/hatchet-ii|title=Hatchet II|work=Metacritic|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}} Rotten Tomatoes reports a 36% approval rating and an average score of 4.2/10 based on 33 reviews; the site's consensus reads: "Funnier and more gleefully gory than most slasher sequels, ''Hatchet II'' aims for so-bad-it's-good territory, but can't quite hack it."{{refn|name=|{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hatchet_ii/|title=Hatchet II (2010)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}}

''[[Hatchet III]]'' (2013) is the third feature of Green's franchise, directed by BJ McDonnell and starring Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Derek Mears. Production began in April 2012, and the film was released in United States theaters and VOD on June 14, 2013.{{refn|name=hIII|{{cite web|author1=Ryan Turek|title=BJ McDonnell & Adam Green on Hatchet III|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/174441-shock-interview-bj-mcdonell-a-adam-green-on-hatchet-iii|website=www.shocktillyoudrop.com|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=June 14, 2013}}}} In press announcements, Green passionately assured fans, disappointed about the substitute director, that he personally oversaw all development. Though Green has clearly stated that ''Hatchet III'' is meant to be the end of the story, and that he always had set out to make a trilogy, he has also speculated that this is only the ending to ''his'' story of Marybeth and Victor Crowley and that fans could potentially see more ''Hatchet'' films in the future with a different storyline, different characters, and (possibly) different storytellers behind the camera.{{refn|name=hIII}}{{refn|name=Trilogy}}
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 55% approval rating based on 22 reviews,{{refn|name=|{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hatchet_iii/|title=Hatchet III (2013)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}} and Metacritic rated it 25/100 based on eight reviews.{{refn|name=|{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/hatchet-iii|title=Hatchet III|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}}
As part of Green's three-day fundraiser to benefit victims of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]], all three films were shown in ''Hatchet'' Marathon on May 30, 2013, and filmmaker made a donation to One Fund Boston.{{refn|name=|{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/05/25/filmmaker-comes-home-show-support/tK2frOKgiT5TuVyQqn7LMJ/story.html|title=Filmmaker comes home to show support|last=King|first=Loren|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=May 25, 2013|access-date=April 24, 2015}}}}

''[[Victor Crowley (film)|Victor Crowley]]'' (2017) is the fourth feature in Green's ''Hatchet'' franchise. Written and directed by Green, the film was produced in secret over 2015 and 2016, with Green unveiling the finished film as a complete surprise during a "10th Anniversary Event" for ''Hatchet'' at the Arclight Hollywood where it received two standing ovations on August 22, 2017. The film immediately premiered in London four days later (August 26, 2017) as part of UK FrightFest, where it received yet another standing ovation, marking only the second time a film has ever received a standing ovation at FrightFest in the festival's 18-year history. Green took the film on a 52-city theatrical world tour throughout the fall of 2017 in advance of its February 6, 2018 release on home video. The film stars [[Kane Hodder]], Parry Shen, Laura Ortiz, Brian Quinn, Dave Sheridan, Felissa Rose, and Tiffany Shepis.

=== ''Frozen'' ===
''[[Frozen (2010 American film)|Frozen]]'' (2010) is Green's low-budget thriller, starring [[Kevin Zegers]], [[Emma Bell]] and [[Shawn Ashmore]]. The film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was released in North American theaters on February 5, 2010.{{refn|name=|{{cite web|author1=Heather Wixson|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15452/exclusive-adam-green-talks-frozen-at-sundance-first-theatre-listings|title=Adam Green Talks Frozen at Sundance|website=dreadcentral.com|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=January 29, 2010}}}}{{refn|name=FroQA|{{cite web|author1=Heather Wixson|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35757/exclusive-video-frozen-theater-qa|title=Exclusive Video: Frozen Theater Q&A|website=dreadcentral.com|access-date=April 28, 2015|date=February 7, 2010}}}} [[Metacritic]] rated it 45/100 based on 16 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/frozen|title=Frozen|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 62% approval rating and an average score of 5.9/10; the site's critical consensus reads: "Writer/director Adam Green has the beginnings of an inventive, frightening yarn in ''Frozen'', but neither the script nor the cast are quite strong enough to truly do it justice."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012051-frozen/|title=Frozen (2010)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
On the other hand, some critics were pleased with the results. Jeannette Catsoulis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' writes: "A minimalist setup delivers maximum fright in [this] nifty little chiller that balances its cold terrain with an unexpectedly warm heart."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/movies/05frozen.html|title=A Nightmare on a Ski Lift|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> And Rex Reed presents more impressions in his sensationalist article in ''[[The New York Observer]]'': "I was left so paralyzed with terror by this movie that I chewed a whole pencil in half watching it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2010/02/high-wire-act/|title=High Wire Act|last=Reed|first=Rex|work=[[The New York Observer]]|date=February 2, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>

=== ''Chillerama'': "Anne Frankenstein" ===
Green wrote and directed segment "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" as part of the 2011 comedy/horror anthology ''[[Chillerama]]'', which consists of four short films by four different filmmakers. The parody "Anne Frankenstein" is shot in black and white and made entirely in German to look and feel like a lost 1940's foreign film. While Green cast authentic German speaking actors for all roles, the lead role of Adolf Hitler is portrayed by [[Joel David Moore]], who does not know how to speak German and purposely fakes his way through the film by using a combination of gibberish and random words thrown to him by Green, such as "[[Boba Fett]]", "[[OshKosh B'Gosh]]" and "[[Goldie Hawn]]". [[Kane Hodder]] portrays the film's hero Meshugannah – a [[Hasidic Judaism|Hassidic Jewish]] take on the classic Frankenstein monster, who ultimately turns against his master and kills him.

=== ''Holliston'' ===
Based on Green's life and largely adapted from his romantic comedy ''Coffee & Donuts'', the sitcom ''[[Holliston (TV series)|Holliston]]'' follows the lives of Adam (played by Green) and Joe (played by a fellow genre director and real-life best friend, Joe Lynch), two aspiring horror filmmakers living in the small town of Holliston, Massachusetts. Together they work at a local cable advertising station and struggle with fledgling careers, making ends meet and dealing with the opposite sex. The ensemble cast includes Laura Ortiz (who plays Laura, Joe's girlfriend), [[Corri English]] (who plays Corri, Adam's ex-girlfriend and the greatest heartbreak of his life), [[Dee Snider]] (who plays Lance Rockett, Adam and Joe's cross-dressing boss, still stuck in the 80's, who is the lead singer for a Van Halen cover band), and GWAR frontman [[Dave Brockie]] (who played Oderus, Adam's imaginary alien friend who lives in his closet).

''Holliston'' was the first original series for [[FEARnet]]. Green wrote and directed the six episodes comprising season one of this show, mixing comedy, horror, romance, and described by the network as "''Big Bang Theory'' meets ''Evil Dead 2''". The first season was filmed in September–October 2011 and produced by ArieScope Pictures. Series was advertised in the January 13, 2012 issue of Entertainment Weekly and launched on the FEARnet network on April 3, 2012, with a second season formally announced after two episodes. Guest stars include [[Seth Green]], [[John Landis]], [[Kane Hodder]], [[Brian Posehn]], [[Ray Wise]], [[Deanna Pappas]], [[Derek Mears]], Colton Dunn, [[Danielle Harris]], Nick Ballard, [[Parry Shen]], [[Magda Apanowicz]], and [[Tony Todd]]. In interviews Green has described ''Holliston'' as his "most passionate of passion projects" and explained that the show took him over 13 years to bring to fruition.

After the 2014 death of cast member [[Dave Brockie]] and the dissolving of FEARnet just a few weeks later, ''Holliston'' went on an indefinite hiatus. In July 2015, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' announced that ''Holliston'' would return with a third season.

=== ''Digging Up the Marrow'' ===
Green's undercover project, ''[[Digging Up the Marrow]]'', described as a reality based dark fantasy about monsters, was made in collaboration between Green and popular urban artist [[Alex Pardee]]. Production began in 2010 and was fully completed in 2014. In the documentary-style movie Green plays himself; Will Barratt, loyal Green collaborator since 1997, is cameraman;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3328683/adam-green-touring-digging-marrow/|title=Adam Green Touring 'Digging Up the Marrow'|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ariescope.com/2013/07/05/meet-ariescopes-adam-green-and-will-barratt-in-indianapolis-this-weekend/|title=Meet ArieScope's Adam Green and Will Barratt in Indianapolis this weekend! - ArieScope Pictures|date=July 5, 2013 }}</ref> and actor [[Ray Wise]] portrays Detective William Dekker, an eccentric and mysterious man who contacts Green with the claim that monsters not only exist, but that he knows where to find them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/89976/exclusive-adam-green-talks-digging-marrow-part-2/|title=Exclusive: Adam Green Talks Digging Up The Marrow – Part 2|first=Scott|last=Hallam|date=February 18, 2015|website=Dread Central}}</ref>

After an unofficial preview of a work-in-progress cut in 2013 at Harry Knowles's annual [[Butt-Numb-A-Thon]], the final version of ''Digging Up The Marrow'' premiered at [[London FrightFest Film Festival|FrightFest]] in London on August 23, 2014. The film was released in US cinemas and VOD on February 20, 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray March 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/qa-adam-green-on-digging-up-the-marrow-part-one/|title=Q&A: Adam Green on "DIGGING UP THE MARROW", Part One|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212174255/http://www.fangoria.com/new/qa-adam-green-on-digging-up-the-marrow-part-one/|archive-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 53% of 15 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.7/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digging_up_the_marrow|title=Digging Up the Marrow (2015)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] rated it 45/100 based on eight reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/digging-up-the-marrow|title=Digging Up the Marrow|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="4" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! style="width:9em; font-size:90%" | Director
! style="width:9em; font-size:90%" | Writer
! style="width:9em; font-size:90%" | Producer
! style="width:9em; font-size:90%" | Actor
|-
| 2000
| ''Coffee & Donuts''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Hatchet (film)|Hatchet]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Spiral (2007 film)|Spiral]]''
| {{Yes}}
| 
| 
| 
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust]]''
| 
| 
| 
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Grace (2009 film)|Grace]]''
| 
| 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Frozen (2010 film)|Frozen]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[Hatchet II]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Chillerama]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Hatchet III]]''
| 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Digging Up the Marrow]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| also editor
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Tales of Halloween]]''
| 
| 
| 
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Victor Crowley (film)|Victor Crowley]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''For the Love of Halloween''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| also editor
|-
| 2026
| ''Ascent''
| {{Yes}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
|}

=== Television series ===
* ''[[It's a Mall World]]'' (2007) – short form mini-series, 13&nbsp;episodes
* ''Winter Tales'' (2007) – claymation mini-series, 5&nbsp;episodes
* ''Cheerleader Camp'' (2007) – half-hour comedy, pilot&nbsp;episode
* ''Sexy Nightmare Slayers'' (2011) – comedy, pilot&nbsp;episode
* ''[[Holliston (TV series)|Holliston]]'' (2012–2013) – half-hour horror sitcom, 17 episodes
* ''Adam Green's Scary Sleepover'' (2015–2020) – biographical talk-show, 33&nbsp;episodes
* ''Horrified'' (2015–2017) – biographical talk-show, 44&nbsp;episodes
* ''Heart Baby Eggplant'' (2020) – 7 episodes

=== Short films ===
* ''A Voice Named Reason'' (1996)
* ''Columbus Day Weekend'' (1998)
* ''Stagefright'' (2000)
* ''Oh, Sherrie'' (2001)
* ''Steven's Room'' (2002)
* ''The Real World Hollywood'' (2003)
* ''Midnight'' (2004)
* ''Trick or Treat'' (2005)
* ''King in the Box'' (2006)
* ''The Tiffany Problem'' (2007)
* ''The Tivo'' (2008)
* ''Fairy Tale Police'' (2008)
* ''Saber'' (2009)
* ''Jack Chop'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34003/happy-halloween-ariescope-pictures-the-jack-chop|title=Happy Halloween from ArieScope Pictures: The Jack Chop|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=October 14, 2009|archive-date=October 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018135940/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34003/happy-halloween-ariescope-pictures-the-jack-chop|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Just Take One'' (2010)
* ''The Diary of Anne Frankenstein'' (2011) (segment from ''[[Chillerama]]'')
* ''Downloading and You'' (2011)
* ''Driving Lessons'' (2012)
* ''Halloween Hugs'' (2013)
* ''Saber III'' (2014)
* ''Turn Off Your Bloody Phone'' (2014)
* ''Happy Halloween'' (2014)
* ''Monster Problems'' (2015)
* ''Don't Do It!'' (2016)
* ''A Holliston Halloween'' (2017)
* ''The Intervention'' (2018)
* ''Pumpkin Dick'' (2019)
* ''Full Size'' (2020)
* ''Ghost Dog'' (2021)
* ''Halloween Costume Cruelty'' (2022)
* ''Halloween Socks'' (2023)
* ''The Pet Sitter'' (2024)
* ''Halloween Hangover: A Star Wars Story'' (2025)

=== Acting roles ===
* ''Columbus Day Weekend'' (1998) – Michael&nbsp;Myers
* ''Coffee & Donuts'' (2000) – Adam
* ''Steven's Room'' (2002) – Matt
* ''The Real World Hollywood'' (2003) – Shlomo
* ''[[Hatchet (film)|Hatchet]]'' (2006) – Buddy&nbsp;#1
* ''The Eden Formula'' (TV&nbsp;Sci-Fi – 2006) – Maury
* ''The Tiffany Problem'' (2007) – Gilligan
* ''Winter Tales'' (2007) – Voices
* ''[[Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust]]'' (2008) – Toothless&nbsp;McHomeless
* ''Fairy Tale Police'' (2008) – Rudolph
* ''Jack Chop'' (2009) – {{nowrap|Guy from Lynn #1}}
* ''[[Grace (2009 film)|Grace]]'' (2009) – Meat&nbsp;Clerk
* ''Ultradome'' (2010) – Jedi&nbsp;Knight
* ''[[Frozen (2010 American film)|Frozen]]'' (2010) – {{nowrap|Guy on Chairlift #1}}
* ''[[Look: The Series]]'' (TV&nbsp;drama – 2010) – Club&nbsp;Patron
* ''Just Take One'' (2010) – Ernie
* ''[[Hatchet II]]'' (2010) – Buddy&nbsp;#1
* ''[[Holliston (TV series)|Holliston]]'' (TV&nbsp;sitcom – season 1 – 2012) – Adam
* ''Holliston'' (TV&nbsp;sitcom – season 2 – 2013) – Adam
* ''Halloween Hugs'' (2013) – Adam
* ''[[Hatchet III]]'' (2013) – Drunken&nbsp;Prisoner
* ''[[Digging Up the Marrow]]'' (2014) – Adam&nbsp;Green
* ''20 Seconds To Live'' (2015) – Husband
* ''[[Tales of Halloween]]'' (2015) – Carlo
* ''[[Victor Crowley (film)|Victor Crowley]]'' (2017) – Craig
* ''A Holliston Halloween'' (2017) – Adam
* ''The Intervention'' (2018) – Adam
* ''Video Palace'' (2018) – Adam
* ''Full Size'' (2020) – Adam
* ''Halloween Socks'' (2023) – Prince Richard / Ravishing Rick
* ''The Talos Principle 2'' (2023) – Yaqut
* ''The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium'' (2024) – Yaqut
* ''Halloween Hangover: A Star Wars Story'' (2025) – General Bastian

=== Other appearances ===
* ''The Making of 'Hatchet''' (2007)
* '''Hatchet" Anatomy of a Kill'' (2007)
* '''Hatchet" A Twisted Tale'' (2007)
* ''Guts & Gore: The FX of 'Hatchet''' (2007)
* '''Hatchet" Meeting Victor Crowley'' (2007)
* ''The Making of 'Spiral''' (2008)
* ''The Road to FrightFest'' (2008)
* ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th]]'' (2009)
* ''The Road to FrightFest II: American Douchebags in London'' (2009)
* ''Grace: Conception'' (2009)
* ''Grace: Family'' (2009)
* ''Grace: Delivered'' (2009)
* ''The Psycho Legacy'' (2009)
* ''Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film'' (2009)
* ''Frozen: Catching Frostbite'' (2010)
* ''Frozen: Three Below Zero'' (2010)
* ''Frozen: Shooting Through It'' (2010)
* ''Frozen: Beating the Mountain'' (2010)
* ''Frozen: Thawing Out'' (2010)
* ''Brides of Horror'' (2010)
* ''The Rotten Tomatoes Show'' (2010)
* ''The Road to FrightFest III: The Douchebrothers Project'' (2010)
* '''Hatchet 2' Behind the Screams'' (2010)
* '''Hatchet 2' Meet the FX Team'' (2010)
* '''Hatchet 2' First Look'' (2010)
* ''The Making of Anne Frankenstein'' (2011)
* ''The Road to Holliston'' (2012)
* '''Hatchet 3' Behind the Scenes'' (2013)
* '''Hatchet 3' Raising Kane'' (2013)
* '''Hatchet 3' Swamp Fun'' (2013)
* ''Adam Green's Scary Sleepover'' (2015-2020)
* ''Monsters of the Marrow: The Making of 'Digging Up the Marrow''' (2015)
* ''Horrified'' (2015)
* ''Shudder's The Core'' (2017)
* ''Fly On The Set – The Making of Victor Crowley'' (2018)
* ''Raising The Dead... Again – An Interview about Victor Crowley'' (2018)
* ''Steven Tyler: Out On A Limb'' (2018)
* ''To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story'' (2018)
* ''[[Wolfman's Got Nards]]'' (2018)
* ''Survival of the Film Freaks'' (2018)
* ''Video Palace'' (2018)
* ''FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema'' (2018)
* ''Shudder's The Last Drive-In'' (2020)
* ''This is GWAR'' (2021)
* ''Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story'' (2022)
* ''Spooktacular!'' (2023)
* ''Paint it Red: The Making of 'Spiral''' (2024)
* ''Hatchet: Swamp Tales'' (2024)
* ''Hatchet: The Production Journals'' (2024)

== Discography ==
* ''Ghosts of Salem''

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credit
|-
| 2008
| ''The Book of Lists: Horror''
| Contributing writer
|-
| 2011
| ''Hack/Slash: Hatchet/Slash''
| Characters' creator
|-
| 2011
| ''Unmasked''
| Foreword
|-
| 2016
| ''Holliston: Friendship Is Tragic''
| Creator
|-
| 2017
| ''Hatchet: Issue 0''
| Creator
|-
| 2017
| ''Hatchet: Issue 1''
| Creator
|-
| 2018
| ''Hatchet: Issue 2''
| Creator
|-
| 2018
| ''Hatchet: Issue 3''
| Creator
|-
| 2018
| ''Holliston: Carnival Of Carnage''
| Creator
|-
| 2018
| ''I, Survivor''
| Writer
|-
| 2019
| ''Hatchet – Vengeance: Issue 1''
| Creator
|-
| 2019
| ''Hatchet – Vengeance: Issue 2''
| Creator
|-
| 2019
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales''
| Creator
|-
| 2020
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales 2''
| Creator and writer
|-
| 2021
| ''Hatchet – Vengeance: Issue 3''
| Creator
|-
| 2021
| ''Hatchet – Unstoppable Horror''
| Creator
|-
| 2021
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales 3''
| Creator
|-
| 2021
| ''Holliston: Holliston Goes to Hell''
| Creator
|-
| 2022
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales 4''
| Creator
|-
| 2023
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales 5''
| Creator
|-
| 2024
| ''Hatchet – Victor Crowley's Halloween Tales 6''
| Creator
|-
| 2024
| ''Hatchet – Midnight Murders: Issue 1''
| Creator
|-
| 2024
| ''Hatchet – Midnight Murders: Issue 2''
| Creator
|-
| 2025
| ''Hatchet – Midnight Murders: Issue 3''
| Creator
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title of work
! Result
|-
| 2000
| The Smoky Mountain/Nantahala Film Festival
| Best Feature Film
| ''Coffee & Donuts''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2000
| The Smoky Mountain/Nantahala Film Festival
| Best Actor
| ''Coffee & Donuts''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Austin Fantastic Fest]]
| Audience Award
| ''Hatchet''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2007
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Horror Movie
| ''Hatchet''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Fantasia Film Festival]]
| Best European/North – South American Film
| ''Hatchet''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Austin Fantastic Fest]]
| Next Wave Award
| ''Spiral''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]]
| Kodak Gold Vision Award
| ''Spiral''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Gerardmer Film Festival]]
| Best Feature Film
| ''Grace''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival]]
| Best Film
| ''Grace''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Toronto After Dark Film Festival]]
| Vision Award
| ''Grace''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| Neuchatel International Fantasy Film Festival
| Best Feature Film
| ''Grace''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2009
| [[The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards]]
| Best Action<ref name="atom.com">Atom.com [http://www.atom.com/spotlights/starwars/challenge/ Official Star Wars Fan Film Challenge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112202028/http://www.atom.com/spotlights/starwars/challenge/ |date=January 12, 2012 }}"</ref>
| ''Saber''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| [[The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards]]
| Audience Choice<ref name="atom.com"/>
| ''Saber''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2010
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| Best Horror Film
| ''Frozen''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2010
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Director
| ''Frozen''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2010
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Screenplay
| ''Frozen''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2010
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Director
| ''Hatchet II''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2010
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Horror Movie
| ''Hatchet II''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2011
| [[Scream Awards]]
| Best Independent Movie
| ''Hatchet II''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2011
| Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
| Best Independent Film
| ''Chillerama''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014
| BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
| Best Director
| ''Digging Up The Marrow''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014
| BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
| Best Actor
| ''Digging Up The Marrow''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014
| BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
| Best Screenplay
| ''Digging Up The Marrow''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2014
| BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
| Best Editor
| ''Digging Up The Marrow''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2017
| Toronto After Dark Film Festival Awards
| Best Kill
| ''Victor Crowley''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2017
| Toronto After Dark Film Festival Awards
| Best Gore
| ''Victor Crowley''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2017
| Toronto After Dark Film Festival Awards
| Best Practical Effects
| ''Victor Crowley''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2017
| Toronto After Dark Film Festival Awards
| Best Monster/Creature
| ''Victor Crowley''
| {{won}}
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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