Portrait of Kris Rey

Kris Rey

Acting

Biography

Kris Rey (born Kristin Williams, November 11, 1980) is 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.

Born: November 11, 1980

Filmography

2018
First Man

as Marilyn See

2017
Win It All

as Kris

2016
Easy

as Easy

2016
Joshy

as Anita

2014
Happy Christmas

as Landlord

2013
The Sacrament

as Mother of Gene

2011
Art History

as Hillary

2011
The Zone

as Director's Wife

2010
Audrey the Trainwreck

as Realtor Lady

2009
Alexander the Last

as Stagehand