
Kris Rey (born Kristin Williams, November 11, 1980) is an American businesswoman, filmmaker and actress. Her works as a director include the short documentary Bathwater (2006), the Nerve.com documentary web series Boys and Girls and the feature films It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009), Empire Builder (2012), Unexpected (2015) and I Used to Go Here (2020). She has also had small roles in a number of films, including First Man (2018). From 2007 to 2019 she was married to filmmaker Joe Swanberg. The two co-directed, co-produced and co-starred in the 2006-2009 Nerve.com web series Young American Bodies; she also had acting roles in a number of his films.
tvCinema Toast
2021 · Director, Writer
movieI Used to Go Here
2020 · Writer, Director
tvDollface
2019 · Director
movieFirst Man
2018 · Marilyn See
movieWin It All
2017 · Kris
tvEasy
2016 · Easy
movieJoshy
2016 · Anita
movieUnexpected
2015 · Writer, Director
movieHappy Christmas
2014 · Landlord
movieThe Sacrament
2014 · Mother of Gene
Baby Mary
2014 · Director, Writer
Empire Builder
2012 · Director
movieMarriage Material
2012 · , Writer
movieArt History
2011 · Hillary
movieAutoerotic
2011
movieThe Zone
2011 · Director's Wife
movieAudrey the Trainwreck
2010 · Realtor Lady
movieIt Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home
2009 · Annie, Director, Writer
movieAlexander the Last
2009 · Stagehand
Present Company
2008 · Just Anita
movieHannah Takes the Stairs
2007 · Gaby, Additional Writing
tvYoung American Bodies
2006 · Dia, Creator
movieKissing on the Mouth
2005 · Laura, Camera Operator, Assistant Director, Writer, Story
Trash Mountain
— · Director