Ti West
West in 2024
Born	Timon C. West (1980-10-05)October 5, 1980 (age 45) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Alma mater	School of Visual Arts
Occupations	Actor director writer producer editor cinematographer
Years active	2001–present
Notable work	X
Spouse	Alison Wonderland ​ (m. 2024)​
Children	1

Timon C. West^[1] (born October 5, 1980)^[2] is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his work inhorror films.^[3][4] He directed the horror filmsThe Roost (2005),Trigger Man (2007),The House of the Devil (2009),The Innkeepers (2011), the WesternIn a Valley of Violence (2016) as well as theX trilogy. He has also acted in a number of films, mostly in those directed by either himself orJoe Swanberg.^[3]

West was born inWilmington, Delaware, and attendedTatnall School, describing his background as "suburban middle class."^[2][5] His given name Timon is the surname of his maternal grandfather.^[1][6][7] He was inspired to create films after watchingPeter Jackson'sBad Taste andSam Raimi'sEvil Dead.^[5] He was featured in a 2001 fall issue ofTeen People magazine.^[8] West attended theSchool of Visual Arts.^[9] There, one of his professors, screenwriter and directorKelly Reichardt, introduced him toLarry Fessenden, who became his mentor. Fessenden funded West's first two films,The Roost (2005) andTrigger Man (2007).^[5]

West's early directorial work includes the 2001 shortThe Wicked, and feature filmsThe Roost (2005),Trigger Man (2007),The House of the Devil (2009),^[10]The Innkeepers (2011), andThe Sacrament (2013). He appeared in 2004'sThe Woman Who Split Before Dinner as Old Man Conrad. In 2009, West wrote, produced and directed the web seriesDead & Lonely forIFC Films.^[11] The first series run ended in October 2009.^[12] West disowned the 2009 horror filmCabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, citing massive interference and re-editing as the reasons. He wanted to remove his name completely from the film and give directing credit toAlan Smithee, but his request was denied.^[13]

West was set to directThe Haunting in Georgia, the sequel toThe Haunting in Connecticut, but left the project in March 2010.^[14] In 2012, he worked withAdam Wingard,Simon Barrett, David Bruckner,Joe Swanberg, Glenn McQuaid and theRadio Silence Productions hostsMatt Bettinelli-Olpin andChad Villella on theanthology horror filmV/H/S. He directed the segment "Second Honeymoon".^[15]

In June 2015, it was reported that West would direct an episode ofMTV'sScream television series. He directed the penultimate episode of the first season, titled "The Dance".^[16] He has also directed an episode ofJason Blum andEli Roth'sWe TV horror seriesSouth of Hell, titled "Take Life Now".^[17] West wrote, directed, produced and edited the Western filmIn a Valley of Violence, starringEthan Hawke,Taissa Farmiga, andJohn Travolta.^[18] It premiered atSouth by Southwest in March 2016.^[19]

In late 2020, it was announced thatA24 would produce a horror film titledX, which would be directed by West and will starMia Goth,Scott Mescudi,Jenna Ortega, andBrittany Snow. The film was released on March 18, 2022, to critical acclaim. WhileX was in production, filming in New Zealand was temporarily halted due to the country's lockdown during theCOVID-19 pandemic, leading to West spending the time writing a screenplay to a prequel. The film,Pearl, was filmed back-to-back withX once production started up again.Pearl was released in September 2022 to critical acclaim. West later confirmed he was working on a third installment in the series, a sequel toX titledMaXXXine.

West directed the music video toJustin Timberlake’s single "No Angels", which was released March 15, 2024, as the second single from the latter’s sixth studio albumEverything I Thought It Was.^[20][21] He also directed the music video forNeverland, a single from Kid Cudi's 2025 album,Free. Cudi had previously appeared in West's 2022 filmX.

In October 2025, it was reported West was directing a new adaption ofA Christmas Carol forParamount Pictures, with Johnny Depp finalizing talks to star.^[22]

On Halloween 2024 West married Australian DJAlison Wonderland in Las Vegas.^[23] The previous year they welcomed their first child together, a son named Max.^[24]

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