Pat O'Connor

Birthday: 1943-01-01
Birthplace: Ardmore, Ireland
Gender: Male

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Pat O'Connor, born in Ardmore, County Waterford, is an Irish film director.

In 1982, O'Connor won a Jacob's Award for his direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor's short story, Ballroom of Romance starring Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. It was shot near the village of Ballycroy, County Mayo. He also directed Trevor's One of Ourselves for BBC TV, again starring Cyril Cusack, and filmed in Cappoquin and Lismore, Co. Waterford.

O'Connor has been married since 1990 to Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he has two sons. He directed Mastrantonio in another William Trevor film adaptation, Fools of Fortune as well as The January Man.

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Credits

Year Title
2012-10-12 Private Peaceful
2001-02-16 Sweet November
1998-09-04 Dancing at Lughnasa
1997-04-04 Inventing the Abbotts
1995-04-07 Circle of Friends
1993-11-06 Zelda
1991-07-08 Force of Duty
1990-06-20 Fools of Fortune
1989-01-13 The January Man
1988-03-18 Stars & Bars
1987-09-27 A Month in the Country
1984-08-24 Cal
1984-02-02 Night in Tunisia
1982-01-01 The Ballroom of Romance
1979-01-01 Mobile Homes