Bio
TJ O’Grady-Peyton gained industry recognition in 2013 as a finalist for the Young Director Awards at Cannes for his Adidas film, following his completion of the filmmaking MA at London Film School. His diverse range of international commercial projects includes collaborations with brands such as Under Armour, UEFA, Asics, Gatorade, Peloton, Volkswagen, BMW, and The European Union.
His work has garnered acclaim from 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,” where he also acted, won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short, and was showcased in The New Yorker. 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 Director’s Guild of America in 2020. In 2021, his short “Silence” debuted at Tribeca, and he won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at Galway Film Fleadh the same year. “Silence” also received a 2022 Irish Film and Television Award nomination.

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
Aesthetica
Best of the Fest 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
Galway Film Fleadh
Bingham Ray New Talent Award 2021
Irish Film and Television Awards
Nominee Best Short Silence 2022