Johannes Roberts started his career making a series of micro budget
horror films such as
Sanitarium (2001),
Hellbreeder (2003),
Darkhunters (2004),
Forest of the Damned (2005), Roberts wrote and directed the slasher film
F (2010), which was made for only £100k, the film was picked up by
Studio Canal and released theatrically in the United Kingdom. Roberts then directed the television horror film
Roadkill (2011) for
Syfy and then directed the science fiction horror film
Storage 24 (2012) for
Magnet Releasing. In 2016, Roberts wrote and directed the horror film
The Other Side of the Door for
20th Century Fox. The film was produced by
Alexandre Aja and starred
Sarah Wayne Callies,
Jeremy Sisto,
Sofia Rosinsky, and
Javier Botet. In 2017, Roberts wrote and directed the survival horror film
47 Meters Down, starring
Mandy Moore and
Matthew Modine. Originally set to be released by
The Weinstein Company and
Dimension Films in 2016, the film was released on
DVD by mistake in stores under the original title
In the Deep.
Entertainment Studios acquired the film and released it theatrically in 2017. In 2018, Roberts directed the slasher film
The Strangers: Prey at Night, a sequel to the 2008 film
The Strangers and the second installment in
The Strangers franchise, the film was released by
Aviron Pictures it starred
Christina Hendricks,
Martin Henderson,
Bailee Madison and
Lewis Pullman. In 2019, Roberts wrote and directed
47 Meters Down: Uncaged, the sequel to his film,
47 Meters Down which was released by Entertainment Studios. In 2021, Roberts wrote and directed the action horror film
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, a reboot and seventh installment in the
Resident Evil franchise, the film was released by
Sony Pictures Releasing. In 2022, Roberts wrote and directed
Suicide Bid, a segment in the horror anthology film
V/H/S/99, the fifth installment in the
V/H/S franchise. It premiered at the 2022
Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released by
Shudder and was the most watched film debut on the streaming service. In 2025, Roberts wrote and directed the horror film
Primate. The film revolves around a pet chimpanzee who contracts rabies and goes on a murderous rampage. It stars
Johnny Sequoyah,
Jessica Alexander and
Troy Kotsur and was the opening night film at
Fantastic Fest. The film was released theatrically worldwide in 2026 by
Paramount Pictures. ==Filmography==