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My Take
Ti West is one of those filmmakers who makes me genuinely excited about genre cinema again. Coming out of Wilmington, Delaware — not exactly a Hollywood pipeline — he carved out a reputation as a slow-burn horror auteur who actually trusts his audience to sit with dread. The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers showed real mastery of atmosphere and patience, and then his X trilogy proved he wasn't just a nostalgia act — he's a working craftsman who writes, directs, edits, and produces his own stuff. Winning Best Director at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022 felt like the genre world officially catching up to what horror fans already knew. The fact that he also acts, mostly in his own films or his collaborator Joe Swanberg's work, gives everything a scrappy, personal feel I really respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ti West
- Name (Japanese)
- タイ・ウェスト
- Reading
- たい・うぇすと
- Born
- October 5, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Occupation
- film director / actor / screenwriter / film editor / film producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ti West born?
Born October 5, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Ti West from?
Ti West is from Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
What does Ti West do?
Ti West works as film director, actor, screenwriter, film editor, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.