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Thaddeus O'Sullivan

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Thaddeus O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan at JDIFF 2012
Born (1947-05-02) 2 May 1947 (age 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter
Years active1976–present

Thaddeus O'Sullivan (born 2 May 1947)[1] is an Irish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter.

Early career

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In the early 1980s, O'Sullivan was among a group of filmmakers who co-founded Spectre Productions, a collective that included John Ellis, Simon Hartog, Anna Ambrose, Vera Neubauer, Phil Mulloy, Keith Griffiths and Michael Whyte.

Filmography

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Director
Year Title Genre Notes
2023 The Miracle Club
2016 Shetland Series 3
Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3
2015 Call the Midwife Series 4: Episode 1
2014 Call the Midwife "Christmas Special"
Vera Series 4: "On Harbour Street"
The Crimson Field Episodes 5 & 6
Amber
2013 Silent Witness Series 16: "True Love Waits"
Vera Series 3: "Prodigal Son"
2011 Stella Days
2010 Silent Witness Series 13: "Voids"
2009 Into the Storm TV movie
2004 Island at War TV miniseries
Proof All of Series 2 (4 episodes)
2002 The Heart of Me
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal
1998 Witness to the Mob TV movie
1995 Nothing Personal
1994 Seascape TV movie
1992 Tell Tale Hearts TV miniseries
1991 December Bride
4 Play TV series: 1 episode
1985 The Woman Who Married Clark Gable short film
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted
2021-2023 Hidden Assets Series 1 and 2
Cinematographer
Year Title Genre Notes
1990 Ladder of Swords
1987 On the Black Hill
Rocinante
1984 Anne Devlin
Pigs
1981 Traveller
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted
Writer
Year Title Genre Notes
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ McLoone, Martin. "O'Sullivan, Thaddeus (1947–)". Screenonline. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

Further reading

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  • Grunert, Andrea. "Défier les traditions par le sexe : December Bride de Thaddeus O'Sullivan", in: Penny Starfield (ed.) Femmes et pouvoir, Corlet [France] 2008, p. 180-185, ISBN 978-2-84706-238-0
  • Jones, Ellen Carol. "'Heart-Mysteries There': The Films of Thaddeus O'Sullivan," in Morris Beja, Ellen Carol Jones, Cecilia Beecher Martins, José Duarte, Suzana Ramos, eds., "Cinematic Narratives: Transatlantic Perspectives," Humus, 2017, pp. 278–306.
  • McLoone, Martin, December Bride: A Landscape Peopled Differently, in: James MacKillop (ed.)Contemporary Irish Cinema, Syracuse University Press, 1999, p. 40-53, ISBN 0-8156-0568-4
  • O'Sullivan, Thaddeus, "So Truthful in the Particular," interview by Ellen Carol Jones and Morris Beja, in Morris Beja, Ellen Carol Jones, Cecilia Beecher Martins, José Duarte, Suzana Ramos, eds., "Cinematic Narratives: Transatlantic Perspectives," Humus, 2017, pp. 307–326.
  • Pettitt, Lance, December Bride Cork University Press ("Ireland into Film") 2001, ISBN 1-85918-290-9
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