Biography
John Hayes is an IFTA nominated director based in Dublin, Ireland. He has recently completed the exciting new BBC action thriller Nightsleeper and is currently in post production on the BBC crime thriller This City Is Ours. John was recently the lead director on the award winning Hulu/RTE comedy drama Obituary. He has previously directed multiple episodes of the successful BBC/Starz crime drama Dublin Murders as well as the RTS winning mini-series Redemption for ITV/Virgin Media and the entire first season of ITV’s hit drama Bancroft as well as episodes of the popular series Vera and Home Fires, mini-episodes of Doctor Who, and has been the 2nd Unit Director on Game of Thrones, Strike Back, Vikings and Camelot.
He is also the award-winning director of the short films Two Fat Ladies, Venom, The Girl, and Anywhere But Here, and is currently developing various film and TV projects.
John is also a leading commercials director, and his work for major brands including Guinness, Heineken, Coca-Cola, Aviva and SEAT, has won numerous international awards.
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