Charlie McCarthy
Tel: +353 (0) 86 8167514, +44 (0) 20 73934400
Email: cvmc@eircom.net,
Address: 54 Fontenoy Street, Broadstone Dublin 7
Film Type: Live Action
Agent: Richard Cook/Jasmine Daines Pilgrem
The Lisa Richards Agency
33 Old Compton Street, London W1D 5JU
+44 20 7287 1441
Bio
Charlie McCarthy began his directing career in RTE where he directed a wide range of programmes from Glenroe to Nighthawks. Since going freelance he has directed both documentary and drama. The former has included much-praised portraits of writers Seamus Heaney, John Banville, Edna O’Brien, Hugh Leonard and Colum McCann; the latter has included dramas such as Pure Mule, Single-Handed, Legend, On Home Ground, The Clinic, Raw and Jack Taylor. He wrote and directed the television feature Home For Christmas ( 5 IFTA Nominations, 1 win) and has written a number of prize-winning radio plays.
Filmography
Grace Harte
2017 TV Mini -Series (3 episodes)
Jack Taylor: In Purgatory
2016 TV Feature Drama
Red Rock
2016 TV Series (4 episodes)
Charlie: Fall
2015 TV Feature Drama
Barney Bunion
2015 TV Series ( 6 episodes)
Play Next Door
2014 TV Series (3 episodes)
An Crisis
2010-2013 TV Series (12 episodes)
Edna O’Brien- Life, Stories RTE/ICEBOX FILMS
2012 Documentary
Raw
2010-2012 TV Series(6 episodes)
Single-Handed
2010 TV Series ( 1 episode)
Colum McCann- Becoming a New Yorker
2010 Documentary
Hugh Leonard -Odd Man In
2010 Documentary
Seamus Heaney-Out of the Marvellous
2009 Feature Documentary
Being John Banville
2008 Documentary
The Clinic
2008-2009 TV Series (4 episodes)
Charlie Haughey-Patronsing the Arts
2007 Documentary
Legend
2006 TV Series (3 episodes)
Pure Mule
2005 TV Series (3 episodes)
Home for Christmas
2002 TV Feature
On Home Ground
2001-2002 TV Series ( 4 episodes)
Awards
Celtic Film Festival- Best Single Documentary
New York International Television Festival Bronze Medal