Ciarán Foy

Ciarán Foy (born 1979) is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2 and Eli.

Ciarán Foy
Born	Dublin
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	IADT
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2001-present
Notable work	Sinister 2 Citadel Eli

Early life

Foy was born in Northside Dublin in October 1979 and graduated from the National Film School.^[1][2]

Career

In 2006, Foy directed an award-winning short film The Faeries of Blackheath Woods based on his own script.^[3]

In 2012, Foy wrote and directed his feature film debut, an Irish psychological horror Citadel, starring Aneurin Barnard in the lead role.^[3] The film premiered at the South by Southwest festival on 11 March 2012 and won several awards.^[3][4][1][2]

Foy next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon.^[5][3] The film was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and was released on 21 August 2015 by Focus Features' label Gramercy Pictures.^[6] Derrickson secured Foy the directing job of the film after watching Citadel.^[7]

Foy is set to direct a 1960s Ireland-set elevated thriller film The Shee, produced by Blumhouse's Jason Blum, Alan Maher's Roads Entertainment and Foy's Shadow Aspect.^[3]

Filmography

• 2001: 1902 - Director, editor, producer, writer - Short film
• 2001: Wired 03:36 - Director, editor, producer, writer - Short film
• 2002: The Puppet - Director, editor, writer - Short film
• 2006: The Faeries of Blackheath Woods - Director, editor, writer - Short film
• 2007: Scumbot - Director, editor, writer - Short film
• 2009: Hotel Darklight - Director, writer - Segment
• 2012: Citadel - Director, writer
• 2015: Sinister 2 - Director
• 2019: Eli - Director^[8]
• 2020: The Haunting of Bly Manor - Director (2 episodes)
• 2023: Sweet Tooth - Director Ep 5, Season 2.