Claire McCarthy

Writer, director, producer and visual artist, Claire’s most recent film, currently in post production, is an adaptation of Maggie Steifvater’s YA/New York Times Bestselling novel SHIVER, starring Maddie Zeigler, Levi Miller, Greg Kinnear and Alex Ludwig. Prior to this she directed THE COLOUR ROOM starring Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode and Kerry Fox, which was shortlisted in several BAFTA categories including best direction, best actress and best film. Prior to this she was set-up / lead director and EP for SKY series DOMINA (2020-3) starring Isabella Rossellini, Kasia Smutniak and Claire Forlani. She was the sole director and EP on THE LUMINARIES, a screen adaptation of the Man Booker Prize winning novel, starring Eva Green and Eve Hewson, produced by Working Title, Freemantle and BBC1.

Her feature film OPHELIA, starring Naomi Watts, Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen and George MacKay, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2019. Her award-winning feature film, THE WAITING CITY, starring Radha Mitchell and Joel Edgerton, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Claire adapted for the screen and directed the centrepiece segment of Tim Winton’s celebrated novel THE TURNING, starring Rose Byrne and Miranda Otto, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.

Claire has a number of film and TV projects upcoming including DEVIL AND JAYNE MANSFIELD developed with and starring actor/writer David Dastmalchian. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE, which Claire wrote and will direct, and stars Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis, and BAFTA breakout star Lashana Lynch. 

Claire was featured in Variety in the “10 Directors to Watch”.