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Ruairí O'Brien

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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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)
Ruairí O'Brien is known for Teeth (2007), Eternity (2025) and The Fall (2013).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Niall O'Brien and Niall Toibin in Teeth (2007)
    Teeth
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer(as Ruairi O'Brien)
    • 2007
    Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in Eternity (2025)
    Eternity
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2025
    Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in The Fall (2013)
    The Fall
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
    Five Minutes of Heaven
    6.5
    • Cinematographer(as Ruairi O'Brien)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • The Day of the Jackal
      • director of photography
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Skintown (2026)
      Skintown
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Genevieve O'Reilly in G. S. W. (2025)
      G. S. W.
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in Eternity (2025)
      Eternity
      6.9
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Paddy Considine and Christina Hendricks in Small Town, Big Story (2025)
      Small Town, Big Story
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Logan Lerman and Joey King in We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
      We Were the Lucky Ones
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Jericho Ridge (2023)
      Jericho Ridge
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Toni Collette, Zrinka Cvitešić, Halle Bush, Ria Zmitrowicz, and Auli'i Cravalho in The Power (2023)
      The Power
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Suranne Jones in Vigil (2021)
      Vigil
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography (as Ruairí O'Brien ISC)
      • 2021
    • The One (2021)
      The One
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Bite Size Halloween (2020)
      Bite Size Halloween
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Anson Boon and Emma Mackey in The Winter Lake (2020)
      The Winter Lake
      4.7
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Barry Ward, Sharon Horgan, Fionn O'Shea, and Lola Petticrew in Dating Amber (2020)
      Dating Amber
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Sea Fever (2019)
      Sea Fever
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Anna Paquin in Flack (2019)
      Flack
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne in Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
      Troy: Fall of a City
      4.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Testimony (2025)
      Testimony
      8.0
      • cinematographer: UK photography
      • 2025
    • Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure, and Martin Compston in Line of Duty (2012)
      Line of Duty
      8.7
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • Grantchester (2014)
      Grantchester
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2017–2019
    • Altruistic (2018)
      Altruistic
      Short
      • 'a' camera
      • 2018
    • Grace Jones in Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017)
      Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
      6.2
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Parked (2010)
      Parked
      6.7
      • additional photography (as Ruairi O'Brien)
      • 2010
    • "Fifth Street" (2008) Teaser Poster
      Fifth Street
      6.7
      Short
      • camera operator (as Ruairi O'Brien)
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Cutting Grass (2014)
      Cutting Grass
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • writer (as Ruairi O'Brien, as Ruairi O'Brien)
      • 2014
    • Hoor
      5.7
      Short
      • Writer (as Ruairi O'Brien)
      • 2008
    • Niall O'Brien and Niall Toibin in Teeth (2007)
      Teeth
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer (as Ruairi O'Brien)
      • 2007

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    Jericho
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    Jericho
    Trailer 0:37
    Jericho

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Worldwide Production Agency - Ruairí O'Brien ISC
    • Alternative names
      • Ruairí O'Brien ISC

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