Alex McAulay
Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American film director and novelist. McAulay is best known for writing and directing the thriller films Don't Tell a Soul and A House on the Bayou.
Alex McAulay
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- Name
- Alex McAulay
- Born
- 20 January 1977
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, film producer, author
- Known for
- Don't Tell a Soul Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American film director and novelist.
- Nationality
- United States
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Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American film director and novelist. McAulay is best known for writing and directing the thriller films Don't Tell a Soul and A House on the Bayou.
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• Name — Alex McAulay • Born — 20 January 1977 • Birthplace — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film producer, author • Known for — Don't Tell a Soul Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American film director and novelist. McAulay is best known for writing and directing the thriller films Don't Tell a Soul and A House on the Bayou.
Career
Career
McAulay directed, wrote and co-produced the thriller Don't Tell a Soul, starring Rainn Wilson, Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead and Mena Suvari which was a selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and premiered at the Deauville Film Festival in 2020. The movie was theatrically released by Saban Films and Lionsgate Films in January 2021. McAulay also wrote, directed, and co-executive produced the Blumhouse horror film A House on the Bayou, starring Paul Schneider, Angela Sarafyan, Jacob Lofland and Lia McHugh, which was released on November 19, 2021, by Blumhouse Television, Epix/MGM+ and Paramount Home Entertainment. In addition, he wrote and co-produced the film Flower starring Adam Scott and Zoey Deutch, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017. He has written four novels, published by Simon & Schuster.
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Acting roles
• Year — Title — Roles — Notes • 2012 — D is for Dogfight — Young Hippie — Segment from The ABCs of Death
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2017 — Flower — Co-producer • 2020 — Don't Tell a Soul — Directorial debut; co-producer • 2021 — A House on the Bayou — Co-executive producer
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