
Mike Flanagan
Biography
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, produced, and edited the horror films Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass (2021), The Midnight Club (2022), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), also directing and editing some if not all episodes of each.
Flanagan is married to actress Kate Siegel, who has been featured in most of his works since Oculus. They also wrote the screenplay of Hushtogether. Other frequent collaborators include Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Bruce Greenwood, Zach Gilford, Michael Trucco, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Annabeth Gish, Katie Parker and Alex Essoe.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Lake Mungo Revisited as Self
2025Boorman and the Devil as Self
2025The Room Returns! as Peter
2025The Life of Chuck as Mourner
2024In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 as Self
2024Grave Conversations as Self
2023King on Screen as Self
2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
2021Midnight Mass as Young Priest
2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook as Self
2016The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
2014Absentia: A Retrospective as Self
2006Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan as Ghoul 2









