
Directing
Jonathan Hughes
Place of birth
Limerick City, Munster, Ireland
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
Jonathan Hughes is a screenwriter and playwright based in Limerick City. He completed an MA degree in Script Writing at Goldsmiths University of London and a BA(Hons) in Film & TV Production from the National Film School of Ireland at IADT. Jonathan has channeled his turbulent upbringing and years spent in the closet into a fresh perspective on contemporary life which has seen his scripts in high demand. Jonathan was awarded Best Screenplay at Waterford Film Festival for his short project, The Wake. The Wake was also selected as the recipient of the Clones Film Festival funding award. Two of Jonathan's scripts were produced for Goldsmiths University of London; winning a best screenplay award…
Known for
7.4A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Ripper Street
2012
NRThis is NOT your average revenge story. A sniper's scope searches along a busy promenade - settling on a man in his 30's. Then a call from her husband threatens to upend this housewife's plan for revenge.
Reprisal
2026
NRWhen park ranger Paddy discovers Pilar, an elderly Spanish lady who doesn't speak any English, at a freshly dug grave, he thinks his fantasy of solving a murder case has finally come true.
La Tumba
2022
What can you do when you’ve accidentally smashed the local statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary? The only thing you can do: frame your older brother.
Mary
2018
Galway Film Centre / RTE Short Film
Mother
2018
1.3A self-obsessed call centre worker deals with a personal heartbreak while on shift as the world crumbles around him - due to a zombie apocalypse.
Operator
2020
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NRThis is NOT your average revenge story. A sniper's scope searches along a busy promenade - settling on a man in his 30's. Then a call from her husband threatens to upend this housewife's plan for revenge.
Reprisal
2026
NRWhen park ranger Paddy discovers Pilar, an elderly Spanish lady who doesn't speak any English, at a freshly dug grave, he thinks his fantasy of solving a murder case has finally come true.
La Tumba
2022
What can you do when you’ve accidentally smashed the local statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary? The only thing you can do: frame your older brother.
Mary
2018
Galway Film Centre / RTE Short Film
Mother
2018
1.3A self-obsessed call centre worker deals with a personal heartbreak while on shift as the world crumbles around him - due to a zombie apocalypse.
Operator
2020
1.3A self-obsessed call centre worker deals with a personal heartbreak while on shift as the world crumbles around him - due to a zombie apocalypse.
Operator
2020
1.3A self-obsessed call centre worker deals with a personal heartbreak while on shift as the world crumbles around him - due to a zombie apocalypse.
Operator
2020
NRThe Talk chronicles the life changing conversation that takes between father and son when staunchly unionist father Dennis walks in on his son Barry in bed with a man. However, Barry isn't the only one hiding a secret from the family.
The Talk
2022
NRThe Talk chronicles the life changing conversation that takes between father and son when staunchly unionist father Dennis walks in on his son Barry in bed with a man. However, Barry isn't the only one hiding a secret from the family.
The Talk
2022
