Michael Lennox

• Name — Michael Lennox • Birth Name — Michael Carson Lennox • Birthplace — County Antrim, Northern Ireland • Education — National Film and Television School (M.A.) • Occupation — Director, producer, cinematographer • Years Active — 2008–present

Born and raised in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Lennox was inspired by cinema from an early age and began to make plans for a career as a filmmaker. In 2008, he made his first short film, called Rip and the Preacher. The film was shown at the Californian Cinequest Film Festival, the LA Shorts Fest and a lot of other film festivals around the world. In 2010 Lennox made his Television debut with a 30-minute drama, called Eclipse, starring Andrew Buchan. Eclipse was an episode for the 8th season of the British TV series Coming Up. Lennox gained a place on the Master of Arts in Fiction directing-course at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. His work at the university included the short film The Back of Beyond. It was screened as part of the BAFTA NFTS Stars of Tomorrow event and won the Royal Television Society Student Television Award in the Post Graduate Section. The film also won the Pianifica Award and the Junior Jury Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2012 and was nominated for the European Film Award. Furthermore, Lennox collaborated on the feature film Hives, which was selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival and was the result of a co-production project between five European film academies. In 2014 Lennox returned to his home in Northern Ireland where he directed the short film Boogaloo and Graham, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2015, Boogaloo and Graham won a BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action. Lennox's debut feature A Patch of Fog, starring Stephen Graham and Conleth Hill, was released in 2015. In 2017, 2018, and 2021 Lennox directed all three series of the Channel 4 television sitcom Derry Girls.

• Year — Film — Functioned as — Notes • Director — Cinematographer — Executive producer • 2010 — Coming Up — Episode: "Eclipse" • 2013 — Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser — Documentary • 2014 — The Man Who Shot the Great War • 2017 — Endeavour — 1 episode • 2018–22 — Derry Girls — 19 episodes • 2020 — Love, Victor — 1 episode • 2024 — Say Nothing — 4 episodes • 2026 — How to Get to Heaven from Belfast — 3 episodes • 2026 — Crystal Lake — 3 episodes

• Year — Film — Functioned as — Notes • Director — Cinematographer — Producer • 2009 — Ditching • 2009 — Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God? — Documentary • 2012 — Hives — Segment: "London" • 2015 — A Patch of Fog • 2022 — Love, Tom — Documentary

• Year — Film — Functioned as — Notes • Director — Producer • 2008 — Rip and the Preacher • 2010 — Dinner Party • 2011 — Absence • 2012 — Nine Lives • The Back of Beyond • 2014 — Boogaloo and Graham • 2015 — Awaydays • 2017 — Guard — Executive • 2018 — Here's Looking at You, Kid • 2024 — One Last Touch — Executive