JD Dillard

JD DILLARD has established himself as a director and writer to watch, with an extraordinary ability to captivate audiences through authentic yet innovative storytelling.

Dillard’s recent big screen endeavor is the highly-acclaimed historical war epic Devotion, which Sony Pictures released in November 2022. The film stars Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell as Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, a pair of U.S. Navy pilots who risked their lives during the Korean War and became some of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen. Dillard directs the deeply personal feature from a script written by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart, based on the book by Adam Makos.

Once a receptionist at J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot, Dillard made his directorial debut with Sleight, starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Sasheer Zamata and Storm Reid. The film, which he co- wrote, was shot on a micro-budget and went on to spark a bidding war after its rapturous debut at Sundance in 2016. In 2019, Dillard made his return to Sundance with his sophomore feature Sweetheart, a Blumhouse thriller which he directed and co-wrote, featuring Kiersey Clemons in the leading role.

On the television front, Dillard has sold multiple pilots and has directed numerous episodes for acclaimed series such as The Outsider for HBO, Utopia for Amazon, and The Twilight Zone for CBS All Access.