Scott Beck

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthdate: October 22, 1984 (41 Years Old)

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA

Scott Beck, with filmmaking partner Bryan Woods, is the co-writer of A Quiet Place (2018) and writer and/or director of a string of horror movies. While a student, Beck wrote, co-produced (with Woods), edited, and directed his debut feature, Lost/Found (2003). Beck, as a student, then co-produced Woods’ own feature films, For Always (2004), and Her Summer (2004). Beck, as a student, then co-produced Woods’ feature films, For Always (2004), and Her Summer (2004). Beck’s second student-made feature as writer-editor-actor-director was University Heights (2004), which won MTV’s national Best Film on Campus competition. Scott Beck, with Woods, was co-writer/director of his first theatrically distributed movie, Nightlight (2015), with Shelby Young and Chloe Bridges, and released by Lionsgate. Beck co-wrote (with Woods) the smash hit horror movie, A Quiet Place (2018), directed and starring John Krasinski, with Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe, and grossing a remarkable $341 million on a $17 million budget. Beck’s next horror project (once again with Woods) was the Eli Roth-produced Haunt (2019), released to a modest return ($2.4 million) by Momentum Pictures and co-starring Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, and Lauryn McClain. Beck, with writer-director partner Woods, then pacted with producer Sam Raimi and for the first time, a major studio (Columbia Pictures) for the prehistoric science fiction thriller, 65 (2023), starring Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt. Beck partnered again with co-writer Woods (with credited co-writer Mark Heyman) for their adaptation of Stephen King’s 1973 short story, The Boogeyman (2023), directed by Rob Savage and with Madison Hu, Vivien Lyra Blair, and Chris Messina, and released by 20^th Century Studios. Beck was co-director/writer/producer with his regular partner Woods on the horror thriller, Heretic (2024), starring Hugh Grant, with Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, and Topher Grace, and earning strong reviews in an A24 release after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.

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Personal life

Scott Beck was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa. Beck studied cinema at the University of Iowa, and founded the company, Bluebox Films, with a filmmaking partner at the university, Bryan Woods. Beck’s height is 6’ 1”.

Known For

Heretic

Director (2024)

65

Director (2023)

Awards

Winner, Best Writing, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2019); Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Writers Guild of America (2019).

Critics Choice Award

Critics Choice Award

Critics Choice Awards

Scott Beck Movies

Director

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2023 |
65
65
2023
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.

Producer

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2024 |
Heretic
Heretic
2024
Horror, Thriller
Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
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2023 |
65
65
2023
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.

Writer

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2024 |
A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
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2024 |
Heretic
Heretic
2024
Horror, Thriller
Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
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2023 |
65
65
2023
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.
2023 |
The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman
2023
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two sisters grieving the recent death of their mother without receiving much support from their father, a therapist who is dealing with his own grief, must face a supernatural entity that feeds on the suffering of its victims.
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2021 |
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
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2018 |
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A family struggles for survival in a world invaded by blind alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
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Facts About Scott Beck

BMOC: After being a finalist in MTV’s Best Film on Campus competition in 2004, Scott Beck won the same competition one year later, resulting in a deal with MTV Films.