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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-11-30 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Lenny Abrahamson

Biography:

Leonard Ian Abrahamson (born 30 November 1966) is an Irish film and television director. He is best known for directing independent films  Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012), Frank (2014), and Room (2015), all of which contributed to Abrahamson's six Irish Film and Television Awards.

In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing Room, based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson. In 2020, he directed six episodes of and executive produced the television series Normal People, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series.

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Known For

Acting

2023

2016

Directing

2020

Normal People as Director

2018

2015

Room as Director

2014

Frank as Director

2012

What Richard Did as Director

2007

Garage as Director
Prosperity as Director

2004

Adam & Paul as Director

1991

3 Joes as Director

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A Man's World as Director
Love Everlasting as Director

Editing

2008

Dublin 26.06.08: A Film in 4 Days as Supervising Film Editor

Writing

1991

3 Joes as Story

Production

2022

Conversations with Friends as Executive Producer

2020

Normal People as Executive Producer

Creator

2007

Prosperity as Creator