Kris Rey

Artwork for First Man

Biography

Kris Rey (born Kristin Williams, November 11, 1980) is filmmaker and actress. Her works as a director include the short documentary Bathwater (2006), the Nerve.com documentary web series Boys and Girls and the feature films It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009), Empire Builder (2012), Unexpected (2015) and I Used to Go Here (2020). She has also had small roles in a number of films, including First Man (2018). From 2007 to 2019 she was married to filmmaker Joe Swanberg. The two co-directed, co-produced and co-starred in the 2006-2009 Nerve.com web series Young American Bodies; she also had acting roles in a number of his films.

Timeline

2026Aged 46

  • Poster for Trash Mountain

    Director

2020Aged 40

  • Poster for I Used to Go Here

    Writer

2018Aged 38

  • Poster for First Man

    Marilyn See

2017Aged 37

  • Poster for Win It All

    Kris

2016Aged 36

  • Poster for Joshy

    Anita

2015Aged 35

  • Poster for Unexpected

    Writer

2014Aged 34

2012Aged 32

2011Aged 31

  • Poster for The Zone

    Director's Wife

  • Poster for Autoerotic

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Art History

    Hillary

2010Aged 30

  • Poster for Audrey the Trainwreck

    Realtor Lady

  • Poster for Blackmail Boys

    Craft Service

2009Aged 29

  • Poster for Alexander the Last

    Stagehand

  • Poster for It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home

    Annie

2008Aged 28

2007Aged 27

  • Poster for Hannah Takes the Stairs

    Gaby

2005Aged 25

  • Poster for Kissing on the Mouth

    Laura