Elliott most recently directed THE THICKET. The film, which is based on the Joe Lansdale novel of the same name, was released in theaters from Samuel Goldwyn and will be out globally later this year on Tubi. The film stars an all star cast of Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Esmé Creed-Miles, Leslie Grace, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Macon Blair, and Andrew Schulz. The film currently sits at an 80% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was recently nominated for two Saturn Awards – one for Best Independent Film and one for Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Lewis.

Previously, his feature film NIGHTINGALE, starring David Oyelowo and produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B, premiered in 2015 on HBO and earned David a “Best Actor” win at the Critic’s Choice Awards. The film also received nominations at the Emmys and Golden Globes. Elliott continued his collaboration with HBO Films by signing on to develop and direct two feature projects: THINK AARON, about the founder of Reddit, Aaron Swartz, and THIRST a dramatic depiction of the impending water crisis, written by Charles Leavitt and produced by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck.  AFTERMATH (fka 478), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Scoot McNairy and produced by Darren Aronofsky, was released in 2017 via Lionsgate.

In TV, Elliott recently sold SAY THEIR NAMES to HBO, which he will direct and EP. Sonya Winton & Jonathan Kidd (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY) are writing, with Tribeca producing. Last year, Elliott sold BEATRICE, VERIFIED, a half-hour comedy to CBS/Viacom, which he will also direct and EP. Elliott has previously directed multiple episodes of TV, including WILL (FX) and CONTAINMENT (CW). Elliott is also an established music video director having worked with Avril Lavigne, Selena Gomez, and The Fray, among others.