Frank V. Ross

Biography

Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, Frank V. Ross has written, directed, and edited six critically acclaimed independent features since 2005, including Quietly on By, Audrey the Trainwreck, and Tiger Tail in Blue. His work has shown in prestigious festivals and venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Harvard Film Archive, and been nominated and awarded at South By Southwest and The Gotham Awards, among others. His most recent feature, Bloomin Mud Shuffle was released by Factory 25 in 2017. As an actor Ross has appeared in films by Joe Swanberg, including Drinking Buddies, Mike Gibisser’s World of Facts, and, most recently, Zach Clark’s The Becomers.

Directed

1. Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015) — Director
2. Audrey the Trainwreck (2010) — Director
3. Tiger Tail in Blue (2012) — Director
4. Present Company (2008) — Director
5. Quietly On By (2005) — Director
6. Hohokam (2007) — Director
7. Oh! My Dear Desire (2003) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Drinking Buddies (2013) — Frank
2. Autoerotic (2011)
3. Caitlin Plays Herself (2011) — Frank
4. The Becomers (2024) — Gene
5. Tiger Tail in Blue (2012) — Christopher
6. Quietly On By (2005) — Mike Dougherty (uncredited)
7. Privacy Settings (2013)
8. Present Company (2008) — Buddy
9. Anything That Moves (2025) — Rick
10. Young American Bodies (2006) — Kelly
11. Night Nurse (2026) — Paramedic
12. World of Facts (2018) — Frank
13. Grasshoppers (2021) — David
14. A Partial Theory of Commodity Fetishism in 3 Scenes (+ epilogue)