Diarmuid Goggins

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Diarmuid is currently shooting CLOSE TO HOME for Channel 4 / Element Pictures, based on Michael Magee’s debut novel, which received the prestigious 2023 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and the Nero Prize for Debut Fiction 2024.

Prior to this, he was the lead director on CODE OF SILENCE, a new thriller series for Mammoth Screen/ITV, executive produced by Damien Timmer and Tom Leggett. The series received widespread critical acclaim, earning consistent 4 star reviews, and has been nominated for Best Original Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2026, as well as three RTS Awards: Best Drama Series, Leading Actor - Female, and Writer - Drama.

He also recently directed BLACK CAB starring Robert Glenister and WITNESS NO.3 for both for Story Films. Before this he set up the series KIN for Bron Studios and AMC+. The show did incredibly well at this year’s IFTAS, with 13 nominations and wins in all four acting categories.

Prior to this Diarmuid worked on BULLETPROOF Series 2 as Lead Director having previously been Lead Director on SILENT WITNESS. Other recent credits include Lead Director on series 3 of Dublin-set police drama RED ROCK for Element Pictures/TV3/BBC. His early credits include directing on CASUALTY, HOLLYOAKS, and CBBC comedy-dramas DANI'S CASTLE and MILLIE INBETWEEN.

Graduating from The National Film School in 2003, Diarmuid's short film NELL came 3rd in the Best First Short category at the Galway Film Fleadh. He went on to direct factual and dramatic programming for RTÉ and TG4, Ireland's leading broadcasters, before writing and directing his 2010 short drama CAR PARK. That same year, Diarmuid also directed THE LINE, which The Sunday Times described as 'a slickly executed dystopian drama made with the confident swagger of director Goggins. JESUS, MARY AND MATTIE was Diarmuid's next drama, a moving adaptation of Patrick Pearse's short story about a man, Mattie, who after his losing his wife, struggles to find any meaning in his life.

CODE OF SILENCE REVIEWS

"So achingly tense you won't want to miss it." (Digital Spy, Janet A Leigh, 5*)

"A fresh, original drama that has done the near impossible and given us a cop drama with something new to say." (The Times, Carol Midgley, 4*)

"A taut plot sees Alison drawn further into danger, and the direction builds a real air of menace." (The Telegraph, Anita Singh, 4*)

"Code of Silence is truly ground breaking, and the first three instalments are sublime" (The Independent, Charlotte O'Sullivan, 4*)

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Production	Company	Notes
CLOSE TO HOME 2026	Channel 4 / Element Pictures	Director and Executive Producer All 4 episodes. Writer: Michael Magee Executive Producer: Christopher Aird Producer: Martin Mahon Starring: Anthony Boyle
CODE OF SILENCE 2024 - 2025	Mammoth Screen / ITV	Lead Director. 3 episodes. Writer: Catherine Moulton. Producer: Joe Shrubb. Executive Producers: Damien Timmer and Tom Leggett. Starring: Rose Ayling, Anthony Boyle Nominated for Best Original Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2026 Nominated for three RTS Awards: Best Drama Series, Leading Actor - Female, and Writer - Drama
THE NIGHT CALLER 2023	Story Films	Director and Associate Producer. All 4 episodes. Writer: Nick Saltrese. Executive Producers: Dave Nath & David Collins. Producer: Alex Jones. Starring: Robert Glenister
WITNESS NUMBER 3 2022	Story Films / Paramount +	Director. All 4 episodes. Writer: Thomas Eccleshare Producer: Alex Jones Executive Producer: David Nath Starring: Nina Toussaint-White
KIN 2020 - 2021	Bron Studios/Headline Pictures	Lead Director. 4 Episodes. Writer: Peter McKenna Producer: Edmund Sampson Executive Producers: Sam Thomas and Peter McKenna *Winner of 5 IFTA Awards, 2022, including Best Drama and all four TV Drama acting categories.
BULLETPROOF 2 2019	Vertigo Films/Sky/The CW	Lead Director. Producer: Kiaran Murray-Smith. Exec Producers: Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, Nick Love, Cameron Roach, Michele Buck, Judy Counihan.
SILENT WITNESS SXXIII 2018	BBC	Lead Director. Episodes 1 and 2, 'Two Spirits'. Producer: Kiaran Murray-Smith Exec Producer: Richard Stokes
SILENT WITNESS SXXII 2017	BBC	Director. Episodes 5 and 6, 'A Special Relationship'. Producer: Kiaran Murray-Smith. Exec Producer: Richard Stokes.
RED ROCK 3 2017	Element Pictures/TV3/BBC	Lead Director, including season finale. Producers: Paul Walker, Gemma O’Shaughnessy. Exec Producers: Ed Guiney, John Yorke. *Nominated, Best Director, IFTA 2018.
RED ROCK 2 2016	Element Pictures/TV3/BBC	Director. Producers: Paul Walker & Gemma O’Shaughnessy. Exec Producers: Ed Guiney, John Yorke.
CASUALTY XXXI 2016	BBC	Director. Episodes 7 and 8, ‘Party Pooper’ and ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’. Producer: Pat Tookey-Dickson. Series Producer: Erika Hossington.
HOLLYOAKS 2016	Channel 4	Director. Episodes 4396 - 4400. Exec Producer: Bryan Kirkwood.
MILLE INBETWEEN 2 2015		Director. Episodes ‘Guitar Hero’, ‘Mum v Mum’, ‘So Long Sunnyshopper’, ‘Meatballs’ and ‘Loved Up’. Producers: Ali Caron, Fiona Keane. Exec Producer: Elaine Sperber.
CASUALTY SXXX 2015	BBC	Director. Episode 7, ‘Rules of Attraction’. Producer: Jonathan Phillips. Series Producer: Erika Hossington.
DANI'S CASTLE 3 2014	CBBC	Director. 4 episodes. Producer: Ray Lau. Exec Producer: Elaine Sperber.
6 DEGREES 2 2013	BBC NI	Director. 1 episode. Producer: Colin O’Donnell. Exec Producers: Stephen Wright, Sarah Stack.
SCÚP 2 2013	BBC NI/ TG4	2nd Unit Director. 8 episodes. Producer: Peter Norris.

Short Films

Production	Company	Notes
CAR PARK 2012		Writer and Director, 10'. A paranoid thriller of the mundane. *Semi-Finalist, Action/Cut Short Film Competition in Los Angeles.
NELL 2003		Director, short film. *3rd, Best First Short at the Galway Film Fleadh.