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Jim Sheridan Biography (1949-)

Born February 6, 1949, in Dublin, Ireland; emigrated to Canada then New YorkCity, 1981; son of Peter (railroad worker and actor) and Anna Sheridan; married Fran; children: Naomi, Kristen, Tess. Addresses: Office: Hell's Kitchen, Inc., 92 Merion Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Irish

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer, actor

Birth Details

February 6, 1949

Dublin, Ireland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, My Left Foot (also known as My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown), Miramax, 1989
• Director and (with Noel Pearson) producer, The Field, Avenue Pictures, 1990
• Producer and director, In the Name of the Father, Universal, 1993
• Producer, Some Mother's Son, Columbia, 1996
• Producer and director, The Boxer, Universal, 1997
• Producer, Agnes Browne (also known as The Mammy), October Films, 1999
• Executive producer, Borstal Boy, Strand Releasing, 2000
• Producer, On the Edge, Universal, 2000
• Executive producer, Bloody Sunday, Paramount Classics, 2002
• Director and producer, In America, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Film Appearances
• C.P.A.D. leader, The General (also known as I Once Had a Life), Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
• Stage Work
• Director, Shadow of a Gunman, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1981, then Actors Playhouse, New York Irish Arts Center, New York City, 1984
• Television Appearances
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Shane Connaughton) My Left Foot (also known as My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown; based on the writings of Christy Brown),Miramax, 1989
• (With Noel Pearson) The Field (based on a play by J. B. Keane), Avenue Pictures, 1990
• Into the West, Miramax, 1992
• (With Terry George) In the Name of the Father, Universal, 1993
• Some Mother's Son, Columbia, 1996
• The Boxer, Universal, 1997
• In America, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Plays
• Mobile Homes, produced at Project Arts Center, Dublin, Ireland, published by Co-Op Books, 1978
• Spike in the First World War, produced 1983
• Also wrote other plays.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• Cineaste, summer, 1998, p. 13
• Entertainment Weekly, March, 1994, p. 100
• New Yorker, March 21, 1994, p. 218