Corin Hardy

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Corin Hardy
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Corin Hardy at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Utah
Born (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 50)
Alma mater Wimbledon College of Arts
OccupationFilm director
Years active2003–present
Website corinhardy.com

Corin Hardy (born 6 January 1975) [1] is an English film director. He made his directorial debut with the 2015 horror film The Hallow , which he also co-wrote. [2] [3] [4]

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He directed the 2018 horror film The Nun , [5] a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 (2016) and the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe. [6]

In 2020, he directed four episodes of the first series of Gangs of London , a television series produced for Sky Atlantic, before becoming showrunner for the series' 2022 second series, and co-writing the tie-in graphic novel Ghosts .

Early career

Hardy first started as a special effects "monster-maker" in his bike shed at the age of 12, and made Super 8 films with his school friends. [7]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2003ButterflyYesYesAlso producer, cinematographer and editor
2012In the BackYesYes

Feature film

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2020–present Gangs of London YesYes8 episodes; Role as Fake Shemp;
Showrunner: Series 2

Bibliography

YearTitleNotes
2022 A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts Co-written with Rowan Athale; illustrated by Ferenc Nothof

References

  1. "Corin Hardy". Moviefone. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. Ide, Wendy (12 November 2015). "The Hallow review – fairy menace in a disenchanted forest". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. Macnab, Geoffrey. "The Hallow, film review: Corin Hardy's horror movie is visually striking but loses the plot". The Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. "Sundance 2015: Corin Hardy on 'The Hallow' & 'The Crow'". CraveOnline. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. McNary, Dave (2 February 2017). "Corin Hardy to Direct 'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun'". Variety . Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. "Another Farmiga joins the Conjuring Cinematic Universe!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. "BIOGRAPHY | Corin Hardy". www.corinhardy.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.