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Corin Hardy

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Corin Hardy
Corin Hardy at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Utah
Born (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 49)
Alma materWimbledon College of Arts
OccupationFilm director
Years active2003–present
Websitewww.corinhardy.com

Corin Hardy (born 6 January 1975)[1] is an English film director. He made his directorial debut with the 2015 horror film The Hallow, which he also co-wrote.[2][3][4]

He directed the 2018 horror film The Nun,[5] a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 (2016) and the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe.[6]

In 2020, he directed four episodes of the first series of Gangs of London, a television series produced for Sky Atlantic, before becoming showrunner for the series' 2022 second series, and co-writing the tie-in graphic novel Ghosts.

Early career

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Hardy first started as a special effects "monster-maker" in his bike shed at the age of 12, and made Super 8 films with his school friends.[7]

Filmography

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Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2003 Butterfly Yes Yes Also producer, cinematographer and editor
2012 In the Back Yes Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer
2015 The Hallow Yes Yes
2018 The Nun Yes No
TBA Whistle Yes No

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Notes
2020–present Gangs of London Yes Yes 8 episodes; Role as Fake Shemp;
Showrunner: Series 2

Bibliography

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Year Title Notes
2022 A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts Co-written with Rowan Athale; illustrated by Ferenc Nothof

References

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  1. ^ "Corin Hardy". Moviefone. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ Ide, Wendy (12 November 2015). "The Hallow review – fairy menace in a disenchanted forest". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey. "The Hallow, film review: Corin Hardy's horror movie is visually striking but loses the plot". The Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Sundance 2015: Corin Hardy on 'The Hallow' & 'The Crow'". CraveOnline. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (2 February 2017). "Corin Hardy to Direct 'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun'". Variety. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Another Farmiga joins the Conjuring Cinematic Universe!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ "BIOGRAPHY | Corin Hardy". www.corinhardy.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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