Graduate of the Bournemouth Film School with BA Honours in Film Production (Directing). During the degree my peers and lecturers voted for four of my scripts to be developed into short films. I have directed two films using 16mm and two films using ARRI cameras on which I am certified. Furthermore, two of these films were full set builds, which was an amazing experience to direct.
I have received theatre and filmmaking training at the National Youth Film School in Kilkenny Ireland, The London Film Academy, Gaiety School of Acting and the National Theatre Connections programme.
Based in London and Dublin, I was born and raised in County Kildare, Ireland, and in my youth, I wrote and directed several short films with Kildare Young Filmmakers – a youth filmmaking group funded by Kildare County Council.
I was asked to join the Youth Film Council by the Fresh Film Festival, and was one of two Irish representatives at The Next Film Festival in Odense, Denmark.
My films have won awards at film festivals:
- Fresh Film Festival (Best Group 2020, 2021)
- NoiseFlicks (Best Director 2019)
- Galway Film Fleadh (2nd Future Filmmaker 2019)
- The HER International Film Festival (2nd Best Young Filmmaker, 2020)
Involved in modern theatre through the Connections Theatre Festival held across Britain and Ireland. Acting in original new plays by upcoming playwrights tackling contemporary themes, and performing in theatres in Kildare and Belfast.
I have been a member of the PlayActing Youth Theatre group participating in the annual Connections Theatre Festival organised by the National Theatre of England. We performed original contemporary plays, for example, ‘Variations’ by Katie Hims which explored personal development, and ‘These Bridges’ by Phoebe Eclair-Powell which highlighted the climate crisis. These plays gave me an opportunity to perform in theatres in Kildare and Belfast, and inspired my love for acting.
My youth theatre group had the opportunity to have personal workshops with lots of theatre professionals including the actor Paul Mescal. He taught us how to express and tell stories through movement and music. This was invaluable for our performance of ‘These Bridges’, which became a very experimental play, and instead of dressing the stage for each scene we used our bodies to suggest the location – even becoming the river Thames!
