Bio

Lisa has just directed 'The Moonstone" a new 5-part period drama for BBC 1; an  adaptation of  novel  by Wilkie Collins written in 1868. She won the IFTA award in 2015 for Best Director – Soap/Comedy for her work on “Red Rock” the critically acclaimed soap for TV3.

She was nominated for the award again in 2016. She directed 24 episodes of the series, including the season 1 finale.

Her award winning feature film “The Legend of Longwood” which she directed and co-wrote was released in Ireland and many other countries in 2015. Its most recent award was for Best Children’s Program at the Celtic Media Awards in Dungarvan in May 2016. Her first feature film “Situations Vacant”, a comedy shot in Dublin, was released in Ireland in December 2009. Her Hallmark Movie “Gift of the Magi” was broadcast over the 2010/2011 Christmas season in the US. Her short movie “Coming Home” has received thousands of hits on the internet. She was the lead director on the award winning RTÉ drama series “The Clinic” and directed twelve episodes in total. She also directed episodes of “On Home Ground,” another RTÉ drama. 

She has directed documentaries and short films as well as numerous commercials for Television and cinema. In a previous existence she was a first Assistant Director on many films and television dramas in Ireland and abroad and began her career in the industry as an assistant film editor in Dublin and then London. 

For work enquiries please contact Yasmin McDonald of United Agents at

ymcdonald@unitedagents.co.uk or 00 44 (0) 2032140800