Directing

Mark O'Connor

Place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Mark O’ Connor is a graduate of Film Operations and Production from Ballyfermot College and directing from The New York Film Academy. He also holds a masters in screenwriting from IADT. Mark made over 60 short films, before writing and directing his debut feature film ‘Between the Canals’. Between the Canals was highly acclaimed with Film Ireland calling it “The best Irish film in a long long time”. It was the acting debut for Barry Keoghan and many of the cast went on to star in leading roles in the hit RTE television series ‘Love Hate’. Mark’s second feature film ‘King of the travellers’ was selected for festivals around the world and received a UK and Irish cinema and DVD release and was…

Known for

Calvary poster
7.1

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Calvary

2014

Cardboard Gangsters poster
6.4

A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.

Cardboard Gangsters

2017

Stalker poster
7.5

A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.

Stalker

2012

King of the Travellers poster
7.4

King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice versus his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

King of the Travellers

2013

Between the Canals poster
8.0

Three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.

Between the Canals

2011

Amongst the Wolves poster
5.7

On the streets of Dublin, Danny, a homeless man grappling with the ghosts of his past, finds himself caught in a cycle of despair and survival. Haunted by memories of his time serving in the Royal Irish Army, Danny's life takes a turn when he encounters Will, a young teenager on the run from a dangerous drug gang.

Amongst the Wolves

2025

Film credits

Behind the camera

Calvary poster
7.1

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Calvary

2014

Cardboard Gangsters poster
6.4

A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.

Cardboard Gangsters

2017

Cardboard Gangsters poster
6.4

A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.

Cardboard Gangsters

2017

Stalker poster
7.5

A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.

Stalker

2012

Stalker poster
7.5

A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.

Stalker

2012

King of the Travellers poster
7.4

King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice versus his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

King of the Travellers

2013

King of the Travellers poster
7.4

King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice versus his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

King of the Travellers

2013

Between the Canals poster
8.0

Three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.

Between the Canals

2011

Between the Canals poster
8.0

Three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.

Between the Canals

2011

Amongst the Wolves poster
5.7

On the streets of Dublin, Danny, a homeless man grappling with the ghosts of his past, finds himself caught in a cycle of despair and survival. Haunted by memories of his time serving in the Royal Irish Army, Danny's life takes a turn when he encounters Will, a young teenager on the run from a dangerous drug gang.

Amongst the Wolves

2025

Amongst the Wolves poster
5.7

On the streets of Dublin, Danny, a homeless man grappling with the ghosts of his past, finds himself caught in a cycle of despair and survival. Haunted by memories of his time serving in the Royal Irish Army, Danny's life takes a turn when he encounters Will, a young teenager on the run from a dangerous drug gang.

Amongst the Wolves

2025

Out of Here poster
NR

Ciaran is a passionate yet restless college dropout who has returned home to recession-struck Dublin after a year of travelling. Broke and living with his parents, struggling to re-connect with the ex-girlfriend that he left behind and the friends and social scene that have moved on without him, Ciaran questions whether he should stay or go - and comes to realize the difference between being stuck and being present

Out of Here

2013

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NR

A movie about Dublin gangsters

Dubs

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No artwork available
NR

A movie about Dublin gangsters

Dubs

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No artwork available
NR

A movie about Dublin gangsters

Dubs

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