André Øvredal (; born 1973) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''

Trollhunter ''Trollhunter'' ( no, Trolljegeren}; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of rel ...

'', ''

The Autopsy of Jane Doe ''The Autopsy of Jane Doe'' is a 2016 supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal. It stars Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox as father-and-son coroners who experience supernatural phenomena while examining the body of an unidentified woman ( ...

'' and ''

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art b ...

''.

Life and career

He is best known for writing and directing the film ''

''. Øvredal wrote for

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the pilot episode of action-horror television series '' Enormous'', which is based on the comic book by the same name.

Filmography

Short films Television

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Norwegian film directors Norwegian screenwriters Norwegian film producers Horror film directors {{Norway-film-director-stub