André Øvredal

André Øvredal
André Øvredal in 2019
Born	(1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 Norway
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1997–present

André Øvredal (Norwegian: [ɑnˈdreː ˈø̂ːvrədɑɫ]; born 6 May 1973) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Trollhunter (2010), The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) and The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023). As announced in 2024, he is directing the upcoming film adaptation of Bendy and the Ink Machine.

Life and career

He is best known for writing and directing the film Trollhunter. Øvredal wrote for 20th Century Fox Television the pilot episode of action-horror television series Enormous, which is based on the comic book of the same name.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor
1997	Future Murder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Trollhunter	Yes	Yes	No	No
2016	The Autopsy of Jane Doe	Yes	No	No	No
2019	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	Yes	No	No	No
2020	Mortal	Yes	Yes	Executive	No
2022	Umma	No	No	Executive	No
2023	The Last Voyage of the Demeter	Yes	No	No	No
TBA	Bendy and the Ink Machine	Yes	No	No	No

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2001	3AM Eternal	No	No	Yes
2009	Customer Support	Yes	Yes	No
2015	Polaroid	No	No	Executive
2016	Tunnelen	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
2014	Enormous	Yes	Co-executive	Pilot episode

External links

• André Øvredal at IMDb