Matt Duffer
Biography
Matt Duffer is an American filmmaker who makes films and television with his identical twin, Ross Duffer, the two credited as the Duffer Brothers. Raised in Durham, North Carolina, the brothers began shooting movies in the third grade with a Hi8 camera and later studied film at Chapman University, graduating in 2007. Warner Bros. bought their post-apocalyptic horror script Hidden in 2011, and the brothers directed the film, released in 2015. They went on to write for and produce the Fox science fiction show Wayward Pines, then created Stranger Things, the Netflix series set in 1980s Indiana that arrived in 2016 and was greeted with overwhelming praise. They are credited as its directors and executive producers. In 2022 they started Upside Down Pictures, and in 2025 a four-year Paramount deal was announced.
42years old
Turns 43 on February 15in 97 days
- Born Durham
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 1 year2025 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5IMDb rating 7.1
- 2025Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First ShadowIMDb rating 6.7
- 2025Predator: BadlandsIMDb rating 7.2
Genres
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Worked with
Matt Duffer shares three films with Ross Duffer, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ross Duffer's page
Kate Trefry's page
Elle Fanning's page
Sadie Sink's page
Jamie Campbell Bower's page
Natalia Dyer's page
Dan TrachtenbergDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Dan Trachtenberg
Martina RadwanDirector, 1 film, 2026
All films by Martina Radwan
Jonathan HalperinDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Jonathan Halperin
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.