TJ O’Grady-Peyton first gained industry recognition in 2013 as a finalist for the Young Director Awards at Cannes, following his completion of the filmmaking MA at the London Film School. His diverse range of international commercial projects includes collaborations with brands such as Guinness, Under Armour, UEFA, Asics, Gatorade, Peloton, Volkswagen, BMW, the Premier League and the European Union.

His work has garnered acclaim from the Webby Awards, Clio Awards, Germany’s Art Directors Club Award, and AICP. In Dublin, he received the Discovery Award from the Dublin International Film Festival. His short film “Wave,” in which he also acted, won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short, and was showcased in The New Yorker and by Disney. After premiering at Tribeca in 2017, “Wave” screened at 75 festivals including BFI, Melbourne, Aspen, and Clermont-Ferrand.

In 2018, TJ partook in a Werner Herzog masterclass in the Amazon and was selected for Les Nuits en Or 2019, hosted by the French Academy of Film. He joined the Directors Guild of America in 2020. In 2021, his short “Silence” debuted at Tribeca, and he won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh the same year. “Silence” also received a 2022 Irish Film and Television Award nomination.

This year, TJ’s Screen Ireland-funded short film “Room Taken” won Best Irish Short Film at the Dublin International Film Festival 2024, and Best Short Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival 2024, making the film eligible for Oscar consideration at the 2025 Academy Awards.