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John Carney(V)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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John Carney in Once (2007)
IMDb catches up with 'Flora and Son' director John Carney and stars Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Jack Reynor at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Eve, Joseph, and Jack share what they admire most about their characters and John reveals which movie musicals inspired him growing up, including 'Singin' in the Rain.'
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John Carney was born in 1972 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Sing Street (2016), Once (2007) and Begin Again (2013).
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Born1972
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  • Awards
    • 14 wins & 20 nominations

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John Carney, Glen Hansard, and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
John Carney in Begin Again (2013)
John Carney, Glen Hansard, and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
John Carney at an event for Flora and Son (2023)
John Carney at an event for Flora and Son (2023)
John Carney
Juliette Lewis and John Carney at an event for August: Osage County (2013)
John Carney, Glen Hansard, and Markéta Irglová at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
John Carney
John Carney at an event for Once (2007)

Known for

Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)
Sing Street
7.9
  • Director
  • 2016
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
Once
7.8
  • Director
  • 2007
Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
Begin Again
7.4
  • Director
  • 2013
Cillian Murphy in On the Edge (2001)
On the Edge
6.9
  • Director
  • 2001

Credits

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Director

  • Fascinating Rhythm
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Eve Hewson in Flora and Son (2023)
    Flora and Son
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Minnie Driver, Anna Paquin, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, and Dominique Fishback in Modern Love (2019)
    Modern Love
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)
    Sing Street
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
    Begin Again
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Rafters
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Zonad (2009)
    Zonad
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty (2007)
    The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
    Once
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Bachelors Walk Christmas Special
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Zonad
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Bachelors Walk (2001)
    Bachelors Walk
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2003
  • Cillian Murphy in On the Edge (2001)
    On the Edge
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Park
    • Director
    • 1999
  • November Afternoon
    • Director
    • 1996

Producer

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Eve Hewson in Flora and Son (2023)
    Flora and Son
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Modern Love Amsterdam (2022)
    Modern Love Amsterdam
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Suhasini, V.K. Naresh, Revathi, Anirudh Pavithran, Komalee Prasad, Naresh Agastya, Pavani Karanam, Bhavana Sagi, Priyanka Kolluru, Nithya Menen, Aadhi, Ulka Gupta, Ritu Varma, Abijeet Duddala, Rag Mayur, Malvika Nair, and Mayank Parekh in Modern Love Hyderabad (2022)
    Modern Love Hyderabad
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Arshad Warsi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Danesh Razvi, Sarika, Chitrangda Singh, Yann Yann Yeo, Pratik Gandhi, Meiyang Chang, Masaba Gupta, Ritwik Bhowmik, and Ranveer Brar in Modern Love: Mumbai (2022)
    Modern Love: Mumbai
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Minnie Driver, Anna Paquin, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, and Dominique Fishback in Modern Love (2019)
    Modern Love
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)
    Sing Street
    • producer
    • 2016

Writer

  • Fascinating Rhythm
    • screenplay
    • Pre-production
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Eve Hewson in Flora and Son (2023)
    Flora and Son
    • Writer
    • 2023
  • Minnie Driver, Anna Paquin, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, and Dominique Fishback in Modern Love (2019)
    Modern Love
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)
    Sing Street
    • screenplay
    • 2016
  • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
    Begin Again
    • written by
    • 2013
  • The Rafters
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Zonad (2009)
    Zonad
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
    Once
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Bachelors Walk Christmas Special
    • co-creator (creator)
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Zonad
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Bachelors Walk (2001)
    Bachelors Walk
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2003
  • Cillian Murphy in On the Edge (2001)
    On the Edge
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Park
    • writer
    • 1999
  • November Afternoon
    • Writer
    • 1996
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Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wrote a Letter to Be Cast in 'Flora and Son'
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Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wrote a Letter to Be Cast in 'Flora and Son'

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • 1972
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Children
    • Sam Carney
  • Parents
      John Charles Carney
  • Other works
    Music video for 'Orange' (charted at number 30 in Irish Singles Chart) by David O'Doherty - Director
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Filmed his acclaimed Once (2007) with two digital camcorders over a period of three weeks on a budget of just 100,000 Euros.
  • Quotes
    [on _Sing Street (2016) as a musical] The big thing for me is I wanted to make a musical but I didn't want anyone to know it was a musical, and I didn't want to put the word musical on the poster. So it's a stealth musical; it creeps up on you - it doesn't seem like one, but it actually is. I felt that a really necessary part of making a modern musical is that it doesn't have any of the traditional recognisable tropes of the older musicals, which I love, many of them - Guys and Dolls (1955), Singin' in the Rain (1952), An American in Paris (1951), New York, New York (1977). Films where the music moves the drama along, it doesn't just break from the drama, but actually the music is as important as the dialogue and moves the characters and the plot along. [2016]

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