Ross Duffer
Biography
Ross Duffer is an American film and television maker who works with his twin brother Matt under the shared credit the Duffer Brothers. Born in Durham, North Carolina, he started making movies as a child with a Hi8 camera and later graduated from Chapman University in 2007. After completing several short films, the brothers wrote Origin, a script that brought them an agent, and then sold their post-apocalyptic horror script Hidden to Warner Bros. Pictures in 2011; they directed the movie, which was released in 2015. They also worked as writers and producers on the Fox science fiction series Wayward Pines. Their breakthrough arrived with Stranger Things, the Netflix supernatural series they created, directed, and executive produced. Set in 1980s Indiana, it premiered in July 2016 to overwhelming praise. In 2022 they launched Upside Down Pictures and developed projects including a Death Note adaptation and a Stranger Things animated spin-off.
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
Ross Duffer shares three films with Matt 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
Matt 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.