Bio
TJ O’Grady-Peyton first gained industry recognition in 2013 when he was shortlisted at the Young Director Award in Cannes for his Adidas “Super” film after graduating from the London Film School’s filmmaking MA program. Since then, he’s directed an array of work all over the world for clients such as Asics, GoreTex, Volkswagen, Gatorade, Diesel, Peloton and BMW.
He has been recognised by the Webby Awards, the Clio’s, as well as the Art Director’s Club Award in Germany and the AICP. TJ was awarded the Discovery Award in his home town of Dublin by the Dublin Film Festival. His short film “Wave”, which TJ starred in and co-directed, was picked up by The New Yorker after winning the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short. “Wave” played in over 75 film festivals around the world in places such as Tribeca, BFI, Melbourne, Aspen and Clermont Ferrand.
In 2018, TJ was invited to take part in a filmmaking masterclass with Werner Herzog in the Amazon, Peru. He was also a participant in Les Nuits en Or 2019 hosted by the French Academy of Film, The Cesars, along with 30 other filmmakers from across the globe that won their nations top prize for Best Short Film. In 2020 he became a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Awards
Young Director Awards, Cannes
Best Spec Shortlist 2013
Kinsale Shark Awards
Best New Director Shortlist 2014
Young Director Awards, Cannes
Best Online Content Shortlist 2015
Webby Awards
People’s Voice Award Winner Gatorade
2016
AICP
Best Editing Shortlist
Asics 2017
Clio Awards
Judge 2017
Galway Film Fleadh
Best Short Winner Wave 2017
Cork Film Festival
Best Short Winner Wave 2017
Art Directors Club
Bronze Winner Volkswagen 2018
Webby Awards
People’s Voice Award Winner
Volkswagen 2018
Irish Film Television Award
Winner Best Short Wave 2018
Discovery Award
Dublin International Film Festival Winner 2018
Clio Awards
Best Experiential Winner Good Year 2019
Kinsale Shark Awards
Best Cinematography Winner Why Wait 2019
Kinsale Shark Awards
Best Direction Shortlist Why Wait 2019
Kinsale Shark Awards
Best Music Video Shortlist Why Wait 2019
Realscreen Best Non-Fiction Series, Overall Excellence 2019