Gerard Barrett (director)

For the Australian athlete, see Gerard Barrett (runner).

Gerard Barrett
Barrett at diff 2015
Born (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)
Knockanure, Listowel, Ireland[1]
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2010–present
SpouseGráinne O'Sullivan (2016-present)

Gerard Barrett is an Irish filmmaker.[1] He came to prominence when he won the Rising Star Award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards for his debut, Pilgrim Hill.[2] His follow-up Glassland starred Jack Reynor as a young man who tries to help his mother (Toni Collette).[3]

In 2015, Barrett filmed Brain on Fire based on the book of the same name, starring Chloë Grace Moretz in New York City and Canada.[1][4]

His television mini-series Smalltown was screened in Ireland in September 2016. In 2017, his movie, Limbo premiered at the 29th Galway Film Fleadh,[5] and his hour-long drama, Honey, was sold to FX.[6]

Barrett attended St Michael's College, Listowel.[1] A graduate of Tralee IT, where he studied Film, TV and Media. He was married on 2 January 2016.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d Jarlath Regan (5 April 2015). "Gerard Barrett". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (81 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ Genna Patterson. "IFTA Rising Star Award winner Gerard Barrett's feature film Pilgrim Hill trailer". Joe.ie. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ "GLASSLAND (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Chloe Grace Moretz to Star in 'Brain on Fire'". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ Murphy, Niall (27 June 2017). "Gerard Barrett's Limbo to World Premiere at 29th Galway Film Fleadh". Scannain. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (15 June 2017). "Gerard Barrett Sells Corporate Espionage Drama 'Honey' To FX". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ Keane, Billy (11 January 2016). "Wise words about love - from a man who has never walked down the aisle". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.