Jim Sheridan

This article is about the film director Jim Sheridan. For other people, see James Sheridan.

Jim Sheridan
Born (1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 75)
Dublin, Ireland
Other namesShay
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • playwright
Years active1979–present
Known for

Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot (1989), The Field (1990), and In the Name of the Father (1993), and later directed the films The Boxer (1997), In America (2003), and Brothers (2009). Sheridan has received six Academy Award nominations for his work.[1]

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Coach Carter" Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RogerEbert.com, 14 January 2005. Retrieved on 20 August 2006.