Frank V. Ross
Biography
Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, Frank V. Ross has written, directed, and edited six critically acclaimed independent features since 2005, including Quietly on By, Audrey the Trainwreck, and Tiger Tail in Blue. His work has shown in prestigious festivals and venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Harvard Film Archive, and been nominated and awarded at South By Southwest and The Gotham Awards, among others. His most recent feature, Bloomin Mud Shuffle was released by Factory 25 in 2017. As an actor Ross has appeared in films by Joe Swanberg, including Drinking Buddies, Mike Gibisser’s World of Facts, and, most recently, Zach Clark’s The Becomers.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Paramedic
As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Frank
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • as Kelly
Young American Bodies is an American web series, which originally premiered on Nerve.com and currently airs on IFC and at IFC.com in the United States. Each short episode looks into the intersecting love lives of six twenty-somethings in Chicago. The series is produced and directed by Joe Swanberg, the director of Hannah Takes The Stairs and Nights and Weekends.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Rick
Divine sex worker, Liam, bikes through Chicago delivering snacks and pure satisfaction to his love-hungry clients, while a serial killer begins targeting his clients that leaves a trail of blood to his innocent lover's own bed.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Frank
Maureen is trailing her boyfriend on the highway when his car drifts off to the shoulder. Out of nowhere, she finds herself holding vigil amid a cluster of beeping machines, trapped in the particular purgatory of hospital walls. Loss and reunion are complexly intertwined in this richly textured, precisely designed, emotionally haunting film.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Gene
A romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A peeping Tom (Frank V. Ross) stumbles into a mutually beneficial relationship with an exhibitionist.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as David
Star-crossed immigrant lovers roam their gated community drink-by-drink in search of the perfect house.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Frank
Caitlin, a young Chicago performance artist, struggles to create work that is both personal and political. A piece she performs about the BP oil spill sends her relationship into a tailspin because her onstage nudity bothers her boyfriend.