Jacob Cooney

Jacob Cooney

44 · Born: Nov 22, 1981

Personal Details

BornNov 22, 1981 Fortuna, California, USA

Biography

Jacob is a renowned filmmaker, celebrated for his versatility and impressive portfolio of feature films, television pilots, and short films. His most recent directing credits include the feature films "Drowning in Secrets" for MarVista Entertainment/Lifetime, "The Junkyard Dogs" for Verdi Productions/VMI, "Merry Ex-Mas" for Verdi Productions/VMI, and the short film "Crystal Ball" for Uncork'd Entertainment's horror anthology "Tales from the Other Side".

Prior to these projects, Jacob's directing credits included the feature films "Pitching Tents" for Meritage Pictures, "Blood Circus" for Gravitas Ventures, "The Assault" for Grindstone Entertainment/Lionsgate, "Alpha House" for Broken Films, "Fierce Friend" for Wonder Entertainment, and television pilots "Harries Way" for Lawrence/Long Productions and "Rehab for Rejects" for Sledgehammer Films. His short films, such as "The Frolic", "Rocco", "Bedlam", and "The War of Game", have also garnered significant recognition.

Jacob's films have received widespread critical acclaim and have been official selections in numerous prestigious film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, LA International Film Festival, Ain't It Cool News - Saturday Shorts, Shriekfest, Dead by Dawn, Dances with Films, World Horror Convention, FantasyCon, Eerie Horror Fest, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Dreadit Film Fest, Fear Fete Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival, and many others.

In addition to his directing credits, Jacob has also made significant contributions as a writer. His writing credits include the films "The Book of Alan" for Pantheon Entertainment, "The Banishing" for Haven Entertainment, "Isle of the Dead" for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, "Secrets by the Shore" for MarVista Entertainment/Lifetime, "The Junkyard Dogs" for Verdi Productions, "Titanic 666" for Tubi, "Apocalypse Pompeii", "Age of Tomorrow", "Flight 42", "Flight 666", and "Bitten" for the SyFy Channel, "Blue Line" for Lionsgate Entertainment, "Alpha House" for Broken Films, "Want" for State Street Pictures, "Illuminating Preston" for Zeeworks Entertainment, and the television pilot "The Lakes" for Lionsgate Television.

Furthermore, Jacob has also ventured into producing, with credits including "Alarmed" for Tubi, "Secrets at the Museum" and "Deadly Destination" for Lifetime, "SantaMan" for Gravitas Ventures, and "You are my Home" for Netflix.

Career

2025
A Deadly Ride
A Deadly Ride as 911 Operator
2022
Merry Ex-Mas
Merry Ex-Mas as Emma Family Member
2025
Kreaster
Kreaster as Director
2022
Tales from the Other Side
Tales from the Other Side as Director, Writer
Junkyard Dogs
Junkyard Dogs as Director, Writer
Drowning in Secrets
Drowning in Secrets as Director, Writer
Merry Ex-Mas
Merry Ex-Mas as Director, Writer
2017
The Assault
The Assault as Director, Writer
Pitching Tents
Pitching Tents as Director
Blood Circus
Blood Circus as Director
2014
Alpha House
Alpha House as Director, Screenplay
2007
The Frolic
The Frolic as Director
2006
Fierce Friend
Fierce Friend as Director