Damien O'Connor

Writer/director with over 10 years of experience directing animated works for NETFLIX, DISNEY, NICKELODEON and APPLE TV.

In 2018 Damien received three EMMY nominations for writing/directing work on Angela's Christmas, an adaptation of Pulitzer prize-winning Frank McCourt's (Angela's Ashes) only children's book, Angela and the Baby Jesus.

In 2020 Damien received a further two EMMY nominations for the 45-minute sequel - Angela's Christmas Wish (Jared Harris, Ruth Negga, Caitriona Balfe) which he wrote and directed for NETFLIX.

Prior to the Angela's Christmas films, Damien directed over 30 episodes of the Peabody award-winning Doc McStuffins for Disney. He was Supervising Director on Butterbean's Cafe for Nickelodeon and most recently, Supervising Director on Eva The Owlet, a series based on the New York Times bestselling Scholastic book series "Owl Diaries" by award-winning author Rebecca Elliott for Scholastic Entertainment Inc. and Apple TV

In 2022 Damien received a development grant from SCREEN IRELAND for his animated feature screenplay 'Two Mile Boris' and he has numerous personal projects at various stages of development.