Ciaran Foy

Ciarán Foy (born 1979) is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2 and Eli.

Early life Foy was born in Northside Dublin in October 1979 and graduated from the National Film School.

In 2012, Foy wrote and directed his feature film debut, an Irish psychological horror Citadel, starring Aneurin Barnard in the lead role.

Foy next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon. Derrickson secured Foy the directing job of the film after watching Citadel.

Foy directed a number of commercials for clients such as Samsung and Bord Failte. He won a YDA Award at Cannes, a D&AD nomination and a Kinsale Shark Award for his PlayStation spot "Our Shoes". In 2019 Foy directed the Netflix horror Eli and soon after directed two episodes of The Haunting Of Bly Manor.

In 2020 Foy and co‑writer Kyle Ward originated a pitch to adapt American Reaper, a graphic novel by Pat Mills and artist Clint Langley (originally in Judge Dredd Megazine), into a feature film. The project was optioned by Amblin Partners with Intrepid Pictures producing.

In 2022 and 2023 Foy directed three episodes of the Netflix show Sweet Tooth.

Filmography Feature films Year Title Director Writer2012 Citadel 2015 Sinister 2 2019 Eli

Short films

Television