1st Assistant Director
From Academy Award-winning features like John Carney’s romance “Once” to police procedural episodic dramas, John has worked on all manner of productions. There is rarely a situation that he hasn’t experienced or overcome in his two decades working as a 1st AD. Calm and collected with a Glaswegian charm, he knows how to work to get the best out of cast and Production alike, and with bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Bournemouth, and Budapest, he is available to go wherever the work is.
The Good Ship Murder
1st Assistant Director
The Cellar
1st Assistant Director
"I had the pleasure of working with John on my debut feature film ‘Let Us Prey’ and also on my follow up film ‘The Lodgers’. John is an asset to any director, fighting to make schedule work and keeping the floor moving efficiently. He has a very pleasant and calm nature, which filtered down through the crew and made for an enjoyable and friendly work environment. His dedication to the project and genuine efforts to help the director achieve their goals not only gave me a great sense of camaraderie, but also a belief that he was working along side me to make the best film possible."
Brian O'Malley - Director - "Let Us Prey" & "The Lodgers"
Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
television: |
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| 2023 | THE GOOD SHIP MURDER | Gordon Anderson, Steve Hughes / Clapperboard Studios |
| 2022 | IRISH CRIME Season 3 | Alexander Dierbach / Tailored Films |
| 2021 | THE TEACHER | Dominic Leclerc / Clapperboard Studios |
| 2021 | RIVER CITY Season 23 | David Hayman Jr. / BBC Studios |
| 2019 | IRISH CRIME Season 2 | Züli Aladag / Good Friends Filmproduktion |
| 2017 | DOMINION CREEK Season 2 | Dathaí Keane / Abú Media |
2 wins & 8 nominations – IFTA 2017 |
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| 2017 | ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES | Rob Brown, Martin Smith / Tiger Aspect |
| 2015 | DOMINION CREEK | Dathaí Keane / Abú Media |
5 wins & 5 nominations – IFTA 2016 |
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feature films: |
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| 2023 | XELTER | Martin Bonnici / Dino De Laurentiis Company |
| 2020 | THE CELLAR | Brendan Muldowney / Screen Ireland |
| 2020 | LET THE WRONG ONE IN | Conor McMahon / Tailored Films |
| 2019 | THE WINTER LAKE | Phil Sheerin / Tailored Films |
| 2018 | THE HOST | Andy Newbery / Pearl Pictures Productions |
| 2018 | THE GREEN SEA | Randall Plunkett / Zanzibar Films |
| 2017 | THE LODGERS | Brian O’Malley / Tailored Films |
Winner: Best Visual Effects – IFTA 2018 |
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Plus 3 additional wins & 4 nominations |
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| 2016 | HALAL DADDY | Conor McDermottroe / Benrae Florin Films |
| 2015 | NAILS | Dennis Bartok / Fantastic Films |
| 2014 | CHERRY TREE | David Keating / Fantastic Films |
| 2013 | PATRICK’S DAY | Terry McMahon / Ignition Film Productions |
Winner: Best Script – IFTA 2015 |
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Plus 10 additional wins & 9 nominations |
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