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Francis Taaffe

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Following her suicide attempt, a young autistic woman is brought to the west of Ireland to learn how to surf.
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Corduroy (2009)
Francis Taaffe was born in Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. He is an art director and production designer, known for Kneecap (2024), Derry Girls (2018) and Blue Lights (2023).
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    • Known for

    Michael Fassbender, Jessica Reynolds, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in Kneecap (2024)
    Kneecap
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 2024
    Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)
    Derry Girls
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    Nathan Braniff, Katherine Devlin, and Sian Brooke in Blue Lights (2023)
    Blue Lights
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    Traders (2015)
    Traders
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Blue Lights
      • supervising art director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Sniper's Daughter
      • Art Director
      • Post-production
    • Daughter of Eden
      • Art Director
      • Post-production
    • David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, and Bella Maclean in Rivals (2024)
      Rivals
      7.9
      TV Series
      • art director
      • 2026
    • Nathan Braniff, Katherine Devlin, and Sian Brooke in Blue Lights (2023)
      Blue Lights
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2025
    • Niamh Algar in Malpractice (2023)
      Malpractice
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2025
    • Bertie Carvel in Dalgliesh (2021)
      Dalgliesh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • Art Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Frewaka (2024)
      Frewaka
      6.1
      • Art Director
      • 2024
    • Michael Fassbender, Jessica Reynolds, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in Kneecap (2024)
      Kneecap
      7.6
      • Art Director
      • 2024
    • Stuck (2022)
      Stuck
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2022
    • Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)
      Derry Girls
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2018–2022
    • Ciarán McMenamin in Hope Street (2020)
      Hope Street
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2020–2022
    • Flatmates (2019)
      Flatmates
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2019–2021
    • Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, and Daryl McCormack in Pixie (2020)
      Pixie
      5.9
      • Art Director
      • 2020
    • Living the Dream (2017)
      Living the Dream
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2019
    • Soft Border Patrol (2018)
      Soft Border Patrol
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2018
    • The Cured (2017)
      The Cured
      5.6
      • Art Director
      • 2017
    • Halal Daddy (2017)
      Halal Daddy
      4.8
      • Art Director
      • 2017

    Art Department

    • 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta (2013)
      1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • graphic designer
      • 2013
    • The Savage Eye (2009)
      The Savage Eye
      8.8
      TV Series
      • stand-by art director
      • 2011–2012
    • Iain Glen in Jack Taylor (2010)
      Jack Taylor
      7.4
      TV Series
      • stand-by art director
      • 2010
    • The Night-Nurse (2010)
      The Night-Nurse
      5.7
      Short
      • set designer
      • 2010
    • Pure Mule: The Last Weekend (2009)
      Pure Mule: The Last Weekend
      8.0
      TV Series
      • assistant art director
      • 2009
    • The Roaring Twenties (2008)
      The Roaring Twenties
      3.3
      TV Mini Series
      • graphic designer
      • 2008
    • Oscar Pearce and Kelly Reilly in Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball (2007)
      Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball
      4.3
      • assistant art director
      • 2007
    • True North (2006)
      True North
      6.8
      • graphic designer
      • 2006
    • Short Order (2005)
      Short Order
      6.1
      • graphic designer
      • 2005
    • Killinaskully (2003)
      Killinaskully
      6.7
      TV Series
      • graphics
      • 2003–2008
    • Jamie Draven, Anna Friel, and Sean McGinley in Watermelon (2003)
      Watermelon
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • graphic designer
      • 2003
    • Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
      Song for a Raggy Boy
      7.5
      • graphic designer (as Francis Taffe)
      • 2003
    • Trí Scéal
      TV Series
      • art department trainee
      • 2000
    • Peaches (2000)
      Peaches
      4.9
      • trainee art director
      • 2000
    • Blessed Fruit (1999)
      Blessed Fruit
      6.0
      Short
      • trainee art director
      • 1999

    Production Designer

    • Traders (2015)
      Traders
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 2015
    • Barney Bunion (2015)
      Barney Bunion
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2015
    • The Night-Nurse (2010)
      The Night-Nurse
      5.7
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2010
    • Corduroy (2009)
      Corduroy
      7.2
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2009
    • Team Sleep/Foireann Codladh (2008)
      Team Sleep/Foireann Codladh
      8.0
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2008
    • New Boy (2007)
      New Boy
      7.0
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2007
    • Last Night
      7.7
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • The Family Tree
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Aroma (2004)
      Aroma
      5.5
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2004
    • Beauty Queen (2004)
      Beauty Queen
      7.8
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2004
    • The Honourable Scaffolder
      8.0
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2003
    • Innocence
      7.7
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2002
    • The Marriage
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2001
    • Church of Acceptance (2003)
      Church of Acceptance
      6.8
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2003
    • The Message
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 1999

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    Corduroy

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Francis Taffe
    • Born
      • September 12
      • Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

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