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Lenny Abrahamson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 11/30/1966 (57) | Dublin (Ireland)
Leonard Ian Abrahamson (born 30 November 1966) is an Irish film and television director. He is best known for directing independent films Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012), Frank (2014), and Room (2015), all of which contributed to Abrahamson's six Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing Room, based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson. In 2020, he directed six episodes of and executive produced the television series Normal People, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. ()
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Leonard Ian “Lenny” Abrahamson (born 30 November 1966) is an Irish film director. He is known for directing such acclaimed independent films as "Adam & Paul" (2004), "Garage" (2007), "What Richard Did" (2012) and "Frank" (2014), all of which contributed to his six Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing "Room," based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson. In 2020, he directed 6 episodes of the TV series "Normal People.".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Lenny Abrahamson

Academy Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Film
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Movies with Lenny Abrahamson as Actor(2)

Movies with Lenny Abrahamson as Crew(11)

Directing/Director2023 A Man's World
Directing/Director2018 The Little Stranger
Directing/Director2015 Room
Directing/Director2014 Frank
Directing/Director2012 What Richard Did
Directing/Director2008 Dublin 26.06.08: A Film in 4 Days
Editing/Supervising Film Editor2008 Dublin 26.06.08: A Film in 4 Days
Directing/Director2007 Garage
Directing/Director2004 Adam & Paul
Directing/Director1991 3 Joes
Writing/Story1991 3 Joes

TV Shows/Series with Lenny Abrahamson as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Conversations with Friends
Directing/Director2022 Conversations with Friends
Production/Executive Producer2020 Normal People
Directing/Director2020 Normal People
Directing/Director2007 Prosperity

Full Name: Lenny Abrahamson
Citizenship: Ireland
Born: Wednesday, 11/30 1966 (November) in Dublin (Ireland) (current age: 57 years + 119 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Stanford University, The High School, Dublin
Father: Max Abrahamson
Related to: Leonard Abrahamson
Other names for Lenny Abrahamson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Leonard Abrahamson"
"Leonard Ian Abrahamson"
Lenny Abrahamson frequently works together with these people:
Ed Guiney (10x, Crew)
Andrew Lowe (9x, Crew)
Nathan Nugent (6x, Crew)
Stephen Rennicks (6x, Crew)
Mark O'Halloran (5x, Actor)
Steve Fanagan (5x, Crew)
Sally Rooney (5x, Crew)
Emma Donoghue (4x, Crew)
Jean McGrath (4x, Cast)
Niall Brady (4x, Crew)
Brie Larson (3x, Actress)
Alice Birch (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:124656, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024