John Connors
Date of birth: 1990-01-05
Place of birth: London, England
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
John Connors the first Irish Traveller (Minceir) Director is also an Irish actor, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, playwright and human rights activist who has broken new ground for his minority community in Ireland. He is best known for his role as Patrick Ward in the Irish crime drama series Love/Hate and for Cardboard Gangsters in which he won best actor at the 2018 Irish film and television awards. John Connors directorial debut was in 2016 where he co-directed and presented John Connors, The Travellers, winning the 2018 IFTA for best documentary series. The same year, he won the best actor IFTA for Cardboard Gangsters. Directing is now his main focus. He directed a short doc/drama called "Eden" premiering in Galway Film Fleadh, 2018. John co-wrote the award winning script "Innocent Boy" and later directed the film, which received a special mention in VMDIFF 2020 and went on to tour the international film festival circuit, winning international recognition. John's debut documentary "Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day" won both critical acclaim and the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, Audience Award in 2020. Also, being officially selected for Raindance Film Festival in 2020. Later in 2021 also won the prestigious Radharc award for excellence in documentary filmmaking. John's feature debut drama "The Black Guelph" won best film at Oldenburg International Film Festival in September 2022. It also picked up the best actor award. John was named one of the 50 most incredible people who are shaping modern Ireland - Irish independent, 2017. He was named in the 22, twenty something's that are likely to influence Ireland and the world" - Irish Times, 2018
Movie Credits
A Bend in the River
2020-11-26
The story of a writer who returns to Ireland, after spending twenty five years in New York, to confr
Agape
2022-11-16
A young Traveller Women who is forced into a Marriage she has no say in with a man she can never lov
Mary, Martin and Ben
2022-11-11
A young couple try to come to terms with their child's recent diagnosis in the hopes of saving their
Stalker
2012-07-13
A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug de
The Letters
2021-10-29
Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocks Ireland "THE LETTERS" tells the st
Wild Goose Lodge
2016-10-28
The historical true story of the Lynch Family, the Irish Ribbonmen and British who occupied the Iris
The Black Guelph
2022-09-16
Kanto, a small time drug dealer trying to get off the streets whose long absent father Cormac, an in
Creep Hunters
2022-03-31
A group of pedophile hunting vigilantes get more than they bargain for with their latest prey.
Breathe
2015-06-06
Breathe follows Patrick, a bare knuckle fighting Traveller who becomes increasingly concerned with h
Sicar
2024-07-11
Three brothers reunite for their fathers funeral
Re-Creation
2025-10-03
In a fictitious trial, twelve members of a jury must decide whether journalist Ian Bailey is guilty
The Secret Scripture
2017-03-23
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passi
Monged
2015-07-09
Three very mismatched friends party from Friday to Monday in Dublin City in a riotous cocktail of dr
Cardboard Gangsters
2017-04-22
A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing
King of the Travellers
2013-03-31
King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller com
Seanie & Flo
2018-01-01
Seanie is a lonely, borderline delusional man who empties bins on the sparse stretches of motorways
Broken Law
2020-02-28
Dave Connolly is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by
Black Medicine
2021-07-22
Jo is a black-market medic who carries out illegal operations for the criminal underworld. When she
Swing Bout
2024-02-26
Set backstage at a major boxing event, a young boxer is plunged into a tumultuous journey from the d
Barry Versus The Binman
2023-11-22
A down on his luck thirty-something develops a feud with his local bin collector.
Sunrise
2024-01-19
When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town
Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder
2014-05-04
Jack is being bullied in work, so with a little help from his imaginary friend, Ralph, he begins to
Crazy Love
2025-09-13
During his voluntary stay at an Irish mental hospital, manic-depressive Clayton falls head over heel
Where The Road Meets The Sky
2025-02-26
John Connors invites his grandmother Chrissy Donohue Ward into the frame to share the myths and oral
Horseshoe
2025-12-05
All families are mad, not least the Canavans. A drama comedy with a twist, set in the wild West of I
Release
Andrew is a former boxer, sent down for armed robbery for 8 years. When he returns home he finds tha
Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen
Against the brutal backdrop of 1970s Hell’s Kitchen, local boxer Danny ‘Boy’ McCoy bids to land one