Director

Timo Tjahjanto

September 4, 1980 · Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Timo Tjahjanto (Indonesian: [tʃahˈjanto]; born Timothy Tjahjanto; 4 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his film works mainly on the horror and action genres. Tjahjanto owns the film production company Merah Production.

Apart from directing, producing, and writing stories for his own films, Tjahjanto is also known as one half of The Mo Brothers with friend and fellow filmmaker Kimo Stamboel. The duo received a Citra Award nomination for Best Director in 2016 for Headshot, while Tjahjanto himself won the Maya Award for Best Director in 2019 for May the Devil Take You.

Notable work

6.9
Nobody 2 (2025)
Director
6.2
V/H/S/2 (2013)
Director and Writer
6.9
The Night Comes For Us (2018)
Director
4.9
The ABCs of Death (2013)
Director and Writer
6.1
V/H/S/94 (2021)
Writer and Director
6.4
Headshot (2016)
Writer and Director
7.2
The Shadow Strays (2024)
Writer and Director

Often works with

Shareefa Daanish
4 titles together
The Night Comes For Us, Macabre, May the Devil Take You Too
Epy Kusnandar
3 titles together
V/H/S/2, The Night Comes For Us, Killers
Julie Estelle
3 titles together
The Night Comes For Us, Headshot, Macabre
Abimana Aryasatya
3 titles together
The Night Comes For Us, The Big 4, May the Devil Take You
Chelsea Islan
3 titles together
Headshot, May the Devil Take You, May the Devil Take You Too
Ario Bayu
3 titles together
Headshot, Macabre, The Forbidden Door

Full filmography · 20

The Last Train to New York
Director
Upcoming
Birds of a Feather
Director
Upcoming
Nobody 2
Director
20256.9
The Shadow Strays
Writer and Director
20247.2
The Big 4
Director and Writer
20226.8
V/H/S/94
Writer and Director
20216.1
May the Devil Take You Too
Writer and Director
20206.8
Portals
Writer and Director
20193.8
The Night Comes For Us
Director
20186.9
May the Devil Take You
Director
20186.2
Headshot
Writer and Director
20166.4
Killers
Director
20146.3