Biography
Simon Barrett is an American screenwriter, producer and actor. Born in 1978 in Columbia, Missouri, he has frequently collaborated with director Adam Wingard on genre films.
He wrote You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016) and Azrael (2024). Barrett co-wrote the story and screenplay for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) and provided the story and screenplay for Onslaught (2026), on which he also served as producer. He made his feature directorial debut with Seance (2021).
