An Irish director, born on August 25, 1971, in Dublin, Ireland. At the age of 17, he directed several short films and one of them entered an amateur film festival and won first place. He began studying directing in 1994 at the prestigious Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He has directed commercials consistently over the years, winning several Effies and an ADC Germany award. He is known for Shoot the Duke (2009) and Lexx (2002).