Ciaran Donnelly is an Irish

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and

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. He is primarily known for his direction of major international series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Titanic: Blood and Steel'' and ''

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''. His works include four episodes of the

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comedy drama series '' Cold Feet'' (including the episode that won the series the Best Drama Series BAFTA), the crime drama series ''Donovan'', the

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drama '' Spooks'' and the 2016

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historical miniseries ''

Harley and the Davidsons ''Harley and the Davidsons'' is a 2016 American television miniseries directed by Ciarán Donnelly and Stephen Kay, and co-written by Nick Schenk, Evan Wright and Seth Fisher which dramatizes the origins of motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davids ...

''. His 2006 serial ''Stardust'' won the

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for Best Single Drama/Drama Serial. Since 2006, he has been a lead director on the Irish/Canadian series ''The Tudors'', for which he won another IFTA in 2009. In 2010, he was nominated for another IFTA for his work on the third season. He garnered yet another IFTA nomination in 2013 for ''Titanic: Blood and Steel''.CIARAN DONNELLY - ACADEMY MEMBER
. Irish Film & Television Awards. Retrieved on 6 July 2017. In february 2022 it was announced that Donnelly was nominated once more for an IFTA for his work on ''The Wheel of Time''.

Filmography

Also second unit director in ''Peaches'' (2000).

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* Irish film directors Irish television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-film-director-stub