TJ O'Grady-Peyton

TJ O'Grady-Peyton first gained industry recognition in 2013 when he was shortlisted at the Young Director Awards in Cannes after graduating from the London Film School's filmmaking MA program. Since then, he has directed an array of commercial work all over the world for clients such as Under Armour, UEFA, Asics, Volkswagen, BMW and The European Union. TJ was awarded the Discovery Award in his home town of Dublin by the Dublin Film Festival. His short film "Wave" which TJ also starred in was picked up by The New Yorker after winning an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short. Wave has played 75 festivals including BFI, Melbourne, Aspen and Clermont Ferrand after having its world premiere at Tribeca 2017. In 2020 he became a member of the Director's Guild of America. Last year his latest short film "Silence" had its world premiere at Tribeca 2021 and TJ was the recipient of the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh. "Silence" was also nominated for an Irish Fil...