Pat O'Connor, a renowned Irish film director, hails from Ardmore, County Waterford. His impressive career took off in 1982 when he won a Jacob's Award for his outstanding direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor's captivating short story, Ballroom of Romance, featuring the talented Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. The film was meticulously shot near the picturesque village of Ballycroy, County Mayo.
O'Connor's notable work also includes directing Trevor's One of Ourselves for BBC TV, again starring the accomplished Cyril Cusack, and filmed in the charming towns of Cappoquin and Lismore, Co. Waterford.
In his personal life, O'Connor has been married since 1990 to the esteemed Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he shares two sons. His professional relationship with Mastrantonio led to him directing her in another William Trevor film adaptation, Fools of Fortune, as well as the critically acclaimed The January Man.
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