BIOGRAPHY

Tom Sullivan was born in Dublin and studied Earth Science at University College Galway. After graduating he began his career in film as an actor and has worked consistently in film and television since then.

In 2010, Tom began writing and directing. His first short, Asal, premiered
at the 2011 Galway Film Festival where it won the Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama. His second short, Mechanic (2014), won the same award three years later. In the interim, Tom directed Eoinín (2013) a half-hour film for television.  

In 2014 he co-wrote and directed Sínte, a 30-minute film for TG4, that won Best Short Drama at the Celtic Media Awards in 2015. 

Personal Development, had its North American premier at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. It has also received nominations for numerous international awards.

Tom was also nominated for a Zebbie Award by the Irish Writers Guild for his work on Mechanic. Tom then directed Fir Bolg, a six-part comedy drama for TG4 that won an IFTA for Best Irish production in 2016.

In 2017 Tom began writing his debut feature Arracht which premiered at The Tallin Black Nights Film Festival late in 2019. It premiered in Ireland at The Dublin Int. Film Festival in 2020, winning the coveted Critics Circle award for Best Film, simultaneously winning The Audience Award at The Glasgow Int. Film Festival. Arracht was selected as Ireland’s entry for Best International Film at the Oscars in 2020 and goes on general release in 2021.