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Louis Paxton

Louis Paxton is a writer and director from Edinburgh, Scotland. After studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he completed an MA in Directing at the National Film and Television School in London. His feature debut, The Incomer, an offbeat comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin and Grant O’Rourke, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is out now in theaters through Sumerian Pictures. Learn more at his official website.

Film

Fast Forward

Writer-director Louis Paxton charts the stepping stones from childhood onward that led him to make his Sundance favorite The Incomer, which hits theaters today.

September 25, 2026