Parker J. Finn is an American filmmaker who was born on March 18, 1987. He made a scary movie called Smile in 2022. Before that, he made a shorter version of it called Laura Hasn’t Slept in 2020.
When Parker was young, he lived in Bath, Ohio. He went to two colleges: the University of Colorado Boulder and Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He finished school in 2011.
Parker’s first short film, The Hidebehind, was shown at two festivals in 2019. His next short film, Laura Hasn’t Slept, won an award in 2020. He then turned it into a full-length movie called Smile, which was very successful.
In 2023, Parker made a deal with Paramount Pictures to make more movies. He also started his own company called Bad Feeling. He’s now working on a sequel to Smile, which will come out in 2024.