Damien O'Donnell (born 1967 in Dublin) is an Irish film director and writer.
He has directed three feature films thus far: ''
East is East'' (1999), starring
Om Puri,
Linda Bassett,
Jimi Mistry, and
Archie Panjabi; ''
Heartlands'' (2002), starring
Michael Sheen
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,
Mark Addy, and
Ruth Jones
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; and ''
Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004, ''Rory O'Shea Was Here'' in some countries), starring
James McAvoy,
Steven Robertson,
Romola Garai, and
Brenda Fricker.
He has also directed several short films, including ''35 Aside'' (1996); ''Chrono-Perambulator'' (1999), starring
Charles Dance; ''What Where'' (2000); and ''How Was Your Day?'' (2015), starring
Eileen Walsh and
Aidan McArdle.
He is from Coolock, Dublin. He has also directed advertisements for
Bulmers Irish Cider.
He won the
Empire Award for Best Newcomer and received a
British Independent Film Awards
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nomination for ''East is East.'' The film was nominated for six awards at the
53rd British Academy Film Awards and ultimately won the
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
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1967 births
Irish film directors
People from Coolock
Living people
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