Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Ted Campbell is an award-winning screenwriter and director specializing in thoughtful, character-driven thrillers. Ted’s narrative feature career includes writing and directing the supernatural thriller This Never Happened for MarVista Entertainment and Tubi, as well as the heist film Final Heist.
His feature directing and writing credits also include several suspense titles such as Secrets on Campus, Student Seduction, Killer Profile, and A Dangerous Defense. In addition to his creative leadership, Ted brings a deep technical understanding of the medium to his projects, having served as a 1st Assistant Director on major features including Vanity Road, Pretty Hurts, and the thriller Paradise Highway.
Ted is represented by Cameron Cubbison at Zero Gravity. He is a member of the ISA’s Development Program and was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list. As a writer, he finds inspiration in the works of great noir writers such as Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald, as well as screenwriting idols like Scott Frank and Tony Gilroy. As a director, he is influenced by New Hollywood filmmakers Brian DePalma and Martin Scorsese, as well as contemporary filmmakers David Fincher and Steven Soderbergh.
A graduate of Emerson College, Ted lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their son.