Eli Roth — Donny Donowitz — Eli Roth — Donny Donowitz

Roth played Donny Donowitz while remaining best known as a horror filmmaker. Before the film he had directed Cabin Fever and Hostel.

Later directing credits include The Green Inferno, Knock Knock, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Thanksgiving, and Borderlands, alongside acting, producing, and genre-history hosting.