Director
Colm McCarthy
Born February 16, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK4 films
Colm McCarthy is a director best known for his work on Peaky Blinders, Sherlock and Endeavour. He was born in Edinburgh and has lived there as well as in Dublin and London. He is happily married and plays a grand total of eight musical instruments all appallingly badly.
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He did not formally train in film making, instead he just watched loads of films, read a bunch of books and then started shooting stuff with friends. They borrowed film stock and filmed short films, music videos and random "cool shots" to go into montage sequences.
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First watchThe Girl with All the Gifts20166.6In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
4 films as director- 2024BagmanDirector
- 2016The Girl with All the GiftsDirector
- 2010OutcastDirector
- 2004Baldy McBainDirector