Conor McDermottroe

Conor McDermottroe is a London-based Irish Writer and Director working across Film, television and theatre. He is currently in pre-production on a feature film, adapting a television screenplay and is in talks to stage his latest theatre piece. Conor's last feature film, Halal Daddy, ran in cinemas in 2017/18, and was nominated for two IFTA awards. His previous feature film, "Swansong, Story of Occi Byrne" was selected for the Munich, Montreal and Camerimage film festivals. It won best drama at the Galway film fleadh and was nominated for six ITFAs in 2011, winning Martin McCann best actor for the role of Occi. Conor's one man theatre play "Swansong" which was critically acclaimed, played worldwide and was translated into German and Swedish. Other work has been staged in Europe and the US where he was nominated for best new play at the IRNE awards. Conor's first two screenplays were selected for the Moonstone International Screenwriter Workshops. Conor has written and directed many short films, the most recent of which "A Woman's Hair," won best film at the Venice International Short Film Festival. Before writing and directing, Conor was a successful actor for over twenty years. He has acted in film and television in the UK, Ireland and Australia where he lived for 10 years. He has worked with Warner Brothers, Working Title, Working Title, BBC, the ABC and RTE amongst others.