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name: "Declan Lowney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/declan-lowney"
fi1m_id: "declan-lowney"
imdb_id: "nm0523276"
tmdb_id: 81809
wikidata_id: "Q5249354"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T17:00:56.878643+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Declan Lowney

## Identity

Declan Lowney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/declan-lowney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** declan-lowney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0523276
- **TMDB ID:** 81809
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5249354
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Lowney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5249354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81809

Director. Born 1 January 1960 in Wexford.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1960, Wexford
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Matt Lipsey](https://film.one/person/matt-lipsey.md), [Paul Whitehouse](https://film.one/person/paul-whitehouse.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (1), 2000s 58 (1), 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 1, Family 1, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Lowney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5249354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81809

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Father Ted*](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md) (89)
- **Peacock:** [*Moone Boy*](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Ted Lasso*](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Declan Lowney

> Declan Lowney is good at giving strong comic performers room to work together. His direction accommodates absurdity and warmth, though *Ted Lasso* shows that an engaging ensemble cannot always compensate for a shortage of jokes.

In *Ted Lasso* (2020), the cast can be more engaging than the joke it has been given. Jason Sudeikis and a responsive ensemble make the warmth convincing, even when a cultural clash feels laboured. We enjoyed their company because they keep responding to one another when the writing has stopped providing much to laugh at. Lowney directed multiple episodes, and the programme suits his established strength for ensemble comedy.

His comedy reputation was established with *Father Ted* (1995), whose surreal ensemble gave that skill a different use. He went on to direct the pilot and early episodes of *Cold Feet* (1997), and the third series of *Little Britain* (2003). *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013) put him behind the camera for Steve Coogan’s feature outing. Writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews are recurring collaborators, and Lowney’s preference is to work closely with writers and performers who have a strong comic vision.

Before comedy, Lowney directed music events, bringing some of their energy into his television work. His later American work on *Ted Lasso* also draws on his ability to handle complicated football sequences, which require a different sort of control from an exchange between comic actors. Keeping that action organised is valuable, though Sudeikis and the ensemble remain our main reason to watch. Lowney’s habit of refining scripts with writers and performers on set gives him a practical way to help the comedy beyond arranging where people stand.

That approach has its limits when the material needs cutting back. Our reservation about *Ted Lasso* is straightforward: the cultural clashes sometimes take more effort than the laughs justify, and affection for the cast does not fix that. The director cannot carry all the blame for an uneven supply of jokes, but we would welcome more impatience with those that have already made their point. Try *Ted Lasso* for the ensemble, provided a few laboured stretches will not spoil the evening.

## Biography

Declan Lowney is an Irish television and film director. He began his career at RTÉ in Ireland, initially working on music programmes before directing the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.

Lowney is known for directing the sitcom *Father Ted* (1995), for which he won a BAFTA, as well as *Little Britain* (2003) and the feature film *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013). He has directed multiple episodes of the series *Ted Lasso* (2020–), serving also as supervising producer on season two, and has received Emmy and BAFTA awards and nominations for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, Director, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Moone Boy* (2012), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md)
- *Little Britain* (2003), Fi1m 58, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-britain.md)
- *Father Ted* (1995), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Going Dutch* (2025), series, Director
- *The Big Door Prize* (2023), series, Director
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, Director, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *American Housewife* (2016), series, Director
- *Teachers* (2016), series, Director
- *Galavant* (2015), series, Director
- *Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman* (2013), Actor
- *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013), Director
- *Mr. Stink* (2012), Director
- *Moone Boy* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md)
- *Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce* (2012), Director
- *A Night with Beyonce* (2011), Director
- *Comedy Blaps* (2011), series, Director
- *Married Single Other* (2010), series, Director
- *Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall* (2007), Director
- *Celtic Woman: A New Journey* (2007), Director
- *The Amazing Mrs Pritchard* (2006), series, Director
- *Help* (2005), series, Director
- *Eddie Izzard: Sexie* (2003), Director
- *Little Britain* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-britain.md)
- *Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich* (2003), Director
- *Cruise of the Gods* (2002), Director
- *Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey)* (2002), Director
- *Happiness* (2001), series, Director
- *Wild About Harry* (2000), Director
- *Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium* (1998), Director
- *Spice Girls: Back In Britain!* (1998), Director
- *Cold Feet* (1998), series, Director
- *Father Ted* (1995), series, Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)
- *Phobophilia: The Love of Fear* (1995), Director
- *Take That - Live in Berlin* (1994), Director
- *Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe* (1993), Director
- *The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII* (1993), Director
- *Pavarotti - My Heart's Delight* (1993), Director
- *The Brother* (1992), Director
- *Prince: The Ryde Dyvine* (1992), Director
- *Time Will Tell* (1992), Director
- *Tom Jones – Live At This Moment* (1990), Director
- *Beleza Tropical* (1990), Director

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