Eric Appel
Birthdate: Aug 13, 1980
Birthplace: Endicott, New York
Eric Appel has been a director/producer/writer of web-based and TV comedy shorts and series since 2008. After directing his first feature-length movie for The Roku Channel, Weird: The Al Yankovich Story (2022), turned to theatrical features as director of the comedy, The Breadwinner (2026), with star/co-writer/producer Nate Bargatze in his feature debut, Mandy Moore, Will Forte, Colin Jost, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Cherry, Kate Berlant and Martin Herlihy, produced by TriStar Pictures/Wonder Project and released wide by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Personal life
Eric Appel was born and raised in Endicott, New York by his parents. Appel attended and graduated from Union Endicott High School; Appel majored in computer animation at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and then studied improv performance and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. Appel is married to actor/writer Johanna Parker; the couple lives in Los Angeles.
Eric Appel Movies
director
Upcoming (1)
- 2026 |
The Breadwinner
A supermom lands a Shark Tank deal, switching roles with her breadwinner husband. He struggles to adapt as a stay-at-home dad to their three daughters.
Facts About Eric Appel
Young Filmmaker: Eric Appel first explored filmmaking while studying at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh as a member of a film group dubbed BAMO, which made multiple short films.
People Also Searched For
