Jim Sheridan
Directing Born Feb 6, 1949 Dublin, Ireland 71 credits
Biography
Jim Sheridan works in directing. Born February 6, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. Archytele tracks 71 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Guggi
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth · Executive ProducerThe Ghost · Executive ProducerJuliet & RomeoOne Last Show in Taghmon · Executive ProducerRe-Creation
St Pancras Sunrise · Executive Producer
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba · DirectorThe Ghost of Richard Harris
Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for SophieMurder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie · DirectorMurder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie · WriterThe Letters · ThanksL'énigme : L'affaire Toscan du Plantier · Director
The Secret Scripture · WriterThe Secret Scripture · ProducerThe Secret Scripture · Director11th Hour · Writer11th Hour · Director
Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy
Dollhouse · Executive ProducerJohn Ford: Dreaming the Quiet ManHannah Cohen's Holy Communion
Dream House · DirectorMuide Éire
Brothers · Director
What If?
Get Rich or Die Tryin' · ProducerGet Rich or Die Tryin' · Director
The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife
In America · DirectorIn America · ProducerIn America · Writer
Bloody Sunday · Executive Producer
On the Edge · Executive ProducerBorstal Boy · Executive Producer
Agnes Browne · Producer
The General
The Boxer · DirectorThe Boxer · WriterThe Boxer · ProducerThis Is the Sea
Moll FlandersSome Mother's Son · WriterSome Mother's Son · Producer
Words Upon the Window Pane
In the Name of the Father · DirectorIn the Name of the Father · ProducerIn the Name of the Father · Screenplay
Into the West · Screenplay
The Field · DirectorThe Field · Screenplay
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown · DirectorMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown · Screenplay
Mobile HomesMobile Homes · Writer
Omnibus
Full Filmography
71 titles- Guggi (2026) as Self
- Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025) Executive Producer
- The Ghost (2025) Executive Producer
- Juliet & Romeo (2025) as The Irishman
- One Last Show in Taghmon (2025) Executive Producer
- Re-Creation (2025) as Juror 1
- Re-Creation (2025) Director
- Re-Creation (2025) Writer
- Re-Creation (2025) Executive Producer
- St Pancras Sunrise (2024) Executive Producer
- Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022) Director
- The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022) as Self
- Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021) as Self. Presenter. Storyteller. Filmmaker
- Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021) Director
- Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021) Writer
- The Letters (2021) Thanks
- L'énigme : L'affaire Toscan du Plantier (2021) Director
- L'énigme : L'affaire Toscan du Plantier (2021) Creator
- The Secret Scripture (2017) Writer
- The Secret Scripture (2017) Producer
- The Secret Scripture (2017) Director
- 11th Hour (2017) Writer
- 11th Hour (2017) Director
- Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy (2014) as Himself
- Dollhouse (2012) Executive Producer
- John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (2012) as Self
- Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion (2012) as Father O'Brien
- Dream House (2011) Director
- Muide Éire (2011) as Self
- Brothers (2009) Director
- What If? (2006)
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) Producer
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) Director
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) as The King of Spain
- The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- In America (2003) Director
- In America (2003) Producer
- In America (2003) Writer
- Bloody Sunday (2002) Executive Producer
- On the Edge (2001) Executive Producer
- Borstal Boy (2001) Executive Producer
- Agnes Browne (1999) Producer
- The General (1998) as CPAD Leader
- The Boxer (1997) Director
- The Boxer (1997) Writer
- The Boxer (1997) Producer
- This Is the Sea (1997) as Station Master
- Moll Flanders (1996) as le prêtre
- Some Mother's Son (1996) Writer
- Some Mother's Son (1996) Producer
- Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) as Jonathan Swift / Dean Swift
- In the Name of the Father (1993) Director
- In the Name of the Father (1993) Producer
- In the Name of the Father (1993) Screenplay
- Into the West (1992) Screenplay
- The Field (1990) Director
- The Field (1990) Screenplay
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) Director
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) Screenplay
- Mobile Homes (1979) as Shea
- Mobile Homes (1979) Writer
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Hiba Director
- Shelter me: Apollo House as self
- I Am a Man Writer
- I Am a Man Producer
- I Am a Man Director
- Into Africa and Out Director
- Into Africa and Out Writer
- King of the Wind Director
- King of the Wind Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jim Sheridan best known for?
Jim Sheridan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Guggi (2026), Re-Creation (2025), Re-Creation (2025), Re-Creation (2025).
When and where was Jim Sheridan born?
Jim Sheridan was born on February 6, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland.
How many credits does Jim Sheridan have?
Jim Sheridan has accumulated over 71 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1967 to 2026.
What is Jim Sheridan's background in cinema and television?
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and In America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Sheridan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of ...