# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/darren-lynn-bouseman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:22:24.619Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/darren-lynn-bouseman"
name: "Darren Lynn Bouseman"
slug: "darren-lynn-bouseman"
description: "Darren Lynn Bousman is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the Saw films: Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Spiral. He also directed the horror musicals Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Carnival movies. Bousman is co-creator and writer of alternate reality games (ARG) and immersive experiences, The Tension Experience (2016), The Lust Experience (2017), Theatre Macabre (2018), iConfidant (2020), and One Day Die (2020). As of July 2025, Bousman is the co-host of the filmmaking podcast Darren and Josh Make a Movie alongside Josh Stolberg."
tagline: "American film director and screenwriter"
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birthDate: "1979-01-11"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump