10 Actors Who Have Become Badass Directors
5. Jordan Peele
Who would have thought that Annual East/West Collegiate Bowl payer Fudge would be a great horror director?
Jordan Peele was, for a time, best known for his work on sketch comedy series Key & Peele. In the series, Peele and Keegan-Michael Key would write and act in five minute comedy pieces, including Substitute Teacher, Obama's Anger Translator, and the East/West Bowl.
After the pair split up, Peele took to directing horror. His debut film, Get Out, was an instant hit, earning four Oscar Nominations, three of which were for Peele, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, which he ended up winning. His second film, Us, avoids the sophomore slump and doubles down on the scares.
However, the scariest piece Peele has ever worked on is still Substitute Teacher 3. Mr. Garvey is one scary due.