TJ O’Grady-Peyton

Biography

TJ O’Grady-Peyton is an Irish director and actor who graduated from the London Film School’s graduate program in 2010. Fresh into the professional ad space, he was shortlisted for a Young Directors Award at Cannes in 2013 and 2015, later earning a Webby Award in 2016. He has directed commercials for clients such as BMW, Gatorade, Cadillac, Coke, Diesel, Nespresso, Asics, Red Bull, Volkswagen and Conde Nast, among others. A cinephile from a young age, TJ’s love of cinema began after seeing Daniel Day Lewis filming My Left Foot outside his home as a child. In 2017, TJ co-directed and acted as the lead in a short film called WAVE. Wave had it’s world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and has screened in over 60 festivals worldwide to date including Clermont-Ferrand winning over 15 awards throughout its run. Wave recently won Best Short at the Irish Film and Television Awards and TJ was awarded the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival 2018. Earlier this year TJ took part in Black Factory Cinema’s filmmaking masterclass and workshop with Werner Herzog in the Amazon jungle. He is represented by the Ridley Scott Creative Group, Hey Wonderful, Butter and Betti Berlin.