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 49)
Alma mater Wimbledon College of Arts
OccupationFilm director
Years active2003–present
Website www.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

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2015 The Hallow YesYes
2018 The Nun YesNo
TBA Whistle YesNo

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

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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.
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