Biography

Aaron McCann is an Irish-born (Australian-raised) filmmaker, who has worked in the Australian film industry for 15+ years. He reached international success with Online Web series: Henry & Aaron's 7 Steps to Superstardom (2010), Horror Short: Perished (2011), Feature films: Top Knot Detective (2017) and Documentary Koko: A Red Dog Story (2019).

Online his videos have (collectively) gathered more than 38 million+ views.

He was a cast member on the International Emmy Award-winning ABC2 TV Series: #7DaysLater, and contributed writing to the ABC/BBC series The Heights (2019-2020) and At Home Alone Together (2020).

In 2019, he became a semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl's Fellowship with his sci-fi/comedy screenplay: Big Red with co-writer Dominic Pearce which they adapted into their debut novel of the same name.

Aaron continues to be a multi-hyphenate, including producing and directing the award-winning web series Hug the Sun with Melbourne based comedy troupe, Aunty Donna, and is currently in development on a slate of projects through his production company, Banshee Hills.

Aaron has previously sat on the boards of the Australian Writer's Guild (AWG) and the Professional Film Crew of Western Australia (PFCWA) and is represented by Claire Best & Associates in the UK/USA.
- IMDb mini biography by: Sum Whan

Aaron McCann and frequent collaborator, Dominic Pearce, wrote a novel based off their screenplay 'Big Red'.