---
name: "John Patton Ford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-patton-ford"
fi1m_id: "john-patton-ford"
imdb_id: "nm3621304"
tmdb_id: 1099792
wikidata_id: "Q115411888"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "30 December 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:14:28.194168+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Patton Ford

## Identity

John Patton Ford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-patton-ford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-patton-ford
- **IMDb ID:** nm3621304
- **TMDB ID:** 1099792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q115411888
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patton_Ford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115411888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3621304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099792

Director. Born 30 December 1981 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 30 December 1981, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patton_Ford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115411888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3621304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099792

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*How to Make a Killing*](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md) (55)

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## Biography

John Patton Ford is an American film director and screenwriter. He was born on 30 December 1981 in Sumter, South Carolina. He holds an MFA from the American Film Institute.

Ford wrote and directed the feature films *Emily the Criminal* (2022), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and starred Aubrey Plaza, and *How to Make a Killing* (2026), starring Glen Powell. For his work on *Emily the Criminal*, he received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), Fi1m 55, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), Director, Writer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)
- *Emily the Criminal* (2022), Writer, Director
- *Beautifully Esther* (2011), as Roman
- *Patrol* (2010), Director
- *Journeymen* (2007), Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- *He Can Hear It* (2006), Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Music
- *Ed Lee* (2005), Writer, Camera Operator, Foley

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-patton-ford