Josh Safdie

Biography

Joshua "Josh" Safdie (born April 3, 1984 in New York City) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Benny Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Josh and his brother by constantly filming them.

Known For

Taking Woodstock

as Documentary Cameraman

Togetherness

as Craddock Brother #1

Daddy Longlegs

as Chris

This Summer Feeling

as Thomas

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

as Josh

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

as Fighter

Yeast

as Riverguy 1

We're Going to the Zoo

as The Hitchhiker

The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM

as Arthur Fleminger (voice)

My Art

as Tom