Bryan Bertino is an American filmmaker and producer born on October 17, 1977, in Crowley, Texas. He is best known for writing and directing the horror film The Strangers (2008) and also co-wrote the sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018). Bertino attended the University of Texas at Austin and has also directed and produced other well-known films such as The Monster (2016) and The Dark and the Wicked (2020).