Ian Fitzgibbon (born 1962) is an Irish film and television director, screenwriter and occasionally actor. He is perhaps best known for directing ''

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'', '' A Film with Me in It'' and the

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show

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, and for the role of Fr. Jessup in ''

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''. In 2014, he won an

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for director television drama for the

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Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (2003) * '' A Film with Me in It'' (2008) * '' Perrier's Bounty'' (2009) * '' Death of a Superhero'' (2011) * '' Dark Lies the Island'' (2019)

Television (selection)

* ''

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'' (2000) * '' Fergus's Wedding'' (2002) * ''

'' (2011–2012) * '' Raised by Wolves'' (2013-2016) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Trying Again'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Damned'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Stuck'' (5-part series, television 2022)

References

External links

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CV at agents2013 Interview from the Irish Film and Television Network
Irish film directors Living people 1962 births Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art {{Ireland-film-director-stub