The Irish Film Academy Faculty are all working professionals who actually work in the industry.
Rachel Sarah Murphy – Founder & Actress
Rachel Sarah Murphy has been involved in the Theatre, Film and Television Industry for more than 20 years. At 19 she won herself a place at the very prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts which heralds such actors as Robert Redford and Kirk Douglas. more »
Mary Maguire ( Leading Casting Director )
Mary is a leading Casting Director and has worked in London and Ireland for many years. She started working in London with Hubbard Casting (the leading UK casting company) and went on to start up Hubbard’s Dublin office. more »
Graham Cantwell ( Feature Film Director )
Graham has been working in the Irish Film Industry since 1996 Directing, Writing and Producing and has his own production company, Powertrip Productions. more »
Patrick Clarke ( 3 time Feature Film Producer )
Producer PATRICK CLARKE is a graduate of Hunter College, New York City, Patrick’s career in film began in 1994 when he took up acting studies at David Mamet’s Atlantic Theatre Company. During that period Patrick kept himself busy by appearing in more than a dozen student and independent short films including the multiple award winning The Last Actor and Fall from Grace. more »
Russell Smith ( Musical Actor )
Trained in classical singing by Sheila McCarthy and graduating from the Full-Time Acting course of the Gaiety School in 1997, Russell has since taught singing for actors on the full-time course at the Gaiety School and elsewhere alongside a successful career as an actor in Irish film, television and theatre. more »
Conall McGarrigle – Camera’s
Conall began his career in theatre, graduating from Trinity College Dublin and Goldsmith’s College London with a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies. He specialised in Lighting Design. more »
