Jeremy Saulnier (/soʊˈnjeɪ/ soh-NYAY;[1] born June 10, 1976[2]) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter.

He graduated from New York University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in filmmaking with honors.

In 2007, he released his first feature film, Murder Party which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair.

[citation needed] In 2015, Saulnier directed his third feature film, the horror-thriller Green Room, which stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, and Imogen Poots.

[6] Saulnier's next film was an adaptation of William Giraldi's 2014 thriller novel Hold the Dark for Netflix, from a screenplay by Macon Blair.