Bryan Buckley

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Bryan Buckley
Bryan Buckley in 2015
Born	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	Since 1988[update]
Spouse	Kiana Madani (m. 2017) Sharon Buckley (1988–2004)

Bryan Buckley is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and two-time Academy Award nominated director.

Buckley's directorial debut came with a series of commercials he created for NHL on ESPN, before creating the "This is SportsCenter" campaign for ESPN in 1999. The work became a part of the ESPN brand, and launched Buckley into the commercial world. Buckley would go on to direct over 70 Super Bowl commercials. His first feature film The Bronze (2015), opened the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, while his second, The Pirates of Somalia (2017), premiered at Tribeca in 2017.