---
name: "Ed Guiney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ed-guiney"
fi1m_id: "ed-guiney"
imdb_id: "nm0347384"
tmdb_id: 43147
wikidata_id: "Q22075469"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "18 February 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-10-07T16:03:49.850201+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."
---

# Ed Guiney

## Identity

Ed Guiney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ed-guiney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ed-guiney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0347384
- **TMDB ID:** 43147
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22075469
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Guiney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22075469, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347384/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43147

Producer. Born 18 February 1966 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 18 February 1966, Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Edward Michael Guiney
- **Frequently works with:** [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://film.one/person/yorgos-lanthimos.md), [Andrew Lowe](https://film.one/person/andrew-lowe.md), [Efthimis Filippou](https://film.one/person/efthimis-filippou.md), [Emma Stone](https://film.one/person/emma-stone.md), [Barry Keoghan](https://film.one/person/barry-keoghan.md), [Ceci Dempsey](https://film.one/person/ceci-dempsey.md), [Colin Farrell](https://film.one/person/colin-farrell.md), [Emma Donoghue](https://film.one/person/emma-donoghue.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as producer, over 18 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 79 (6), 2020s 72 (11)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 15, Comedy 7, Thriller 5, Crime 4, Mystery 4, Romance 3
- **Screen time:** 28 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $362m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Guiney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22075469, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347384/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43147

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Room*](https://film.one/film/room.md) (84), [*Pillion*](https://film.one/film/pillion.md) (80), [*The Lobster*](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md) (78), [*The Killing of a Sacred Deer*](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Bugonia*](https://film.one/film/bugonia.md) (72), [*The Wonder*](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calm with Horses*](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Ed Guiney is an Irish film and television producer. He is co-founder and co-CEO of Element Pictures, the production company he established in 2001 with Andrew Lowe.

His credits include *Room* (2015), *The Lobster* (2015), *The Favourite* (2018), *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* (2017), *Poor Things* (2023), *Kinds of Kindness* (2024) and *Bugonia* (2025). He has also served as executive producer on the series *Normal People* (2020).

Guiney has received a British Academy Film Award and further BAFTA nominations for Best Film and Outstanding British Film. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Picture.

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

## On Fi1m (18)

- *Bugonia* (2025), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bugonia.md)
- *My Father's Shadow* (2025), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/my-fathers-shadow.md)
- *Pillion* (2025), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/pillion.md)
- *September Says* (2025), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/september-says.md)
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *Poor Things* (2023), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Conversations with Friends* (2022), Fi1m 55, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/conversations-with-friends.md)
- *The Eternal Daughter* (2022), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eternal-daughter.md)
- *The Wonder* (2022), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *Calm with Horses* (2020), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md)
- *Normal People* (2020), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/normal-people.md)
- *The Favourite* (2018), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* (2017), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer.md)
- *Room* (2015), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *The Guard* (2011), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *Five Minutes of Heaven* (2009), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/five-minutes-of-heaven.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

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

- *The Lost Children of Tuam* (2026), Producer
- *The Cage* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Pillion* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/pillion.md)
- *Bugonia* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/bugonia.md)
- *My Father's Shadow* (2025), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/my-fathers-shadow.md)
- *September Says* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/september-says.md)
- *On Becoming a Guinea Fowl* (2024), Producer
- *The Listeners* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *Poor Things* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Chevalier* (2023), Producer
- *The Eternal Daughter* (2022), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eternal-daughter.md)
- *The Wonder* (2022), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *Conversations with Friends* (2022), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/conversations-with-friends.md)
- *The Dry* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *The Souvenir: Part II* (2021), Producer
- *Herself* (2020), Producer
- *The Nest* (2020), Producer
- *Normal People* (2020), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/normal-people.md)
- *Calm with Horses* (2020), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/calm-with-horses.md)
- *Dublin Murders* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Rosie* (2019), Executive Producer
- *The Favourite* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *Blood* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *The Little Stranger* (2018), Producer
- *Disobedience* (2018), Producer
- *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer.md)
- *A Date for Mad Mary* (2016), Producer
- *Room* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *11 Minutes* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Glassland* (2015), Producer
- *Red Rock* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Charlie* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Jimmy's Hall* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Frank* (2014), Producer
- *Quirke* (2014), series, Executive Producer
- *Dark Touch* (2013), Co-Producer
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *What Richard Did* (2012), Producer
- *Little Matador* (2012), Producer
- *Shadow Dancer* (2012), Producer
- *This Must Be the Place* (2011), Co-Producer
- *The Guard* (2011), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *All Good Children* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Essential Killing* (2010), Co-Producer
- *Zonad* (2010), Producer
- *Five Minutes of Heaven* (2009), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/five-minutes-of-heaven.md)
- *Little White Lie* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Garage* (2007), Producer
- *Prosperity* (2007), series, Producer
- *Death of a President* (2006), Producer
- *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Lassie* (2005), Producer
- *Isolation* (2005), Producer
- *Pure Mule* (2005), series, Producer
- *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), Producer
- *The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse* (2005), Producer
- *Omagh* (2005), Producer
- *Adam & Paul* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The Magdalene Sisters* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Disco Pigs* (2001), Producer
- *On the Edge* (2001), Producer
- *Sweety Barrett* (1999), Producer
- *Guiltrip* (1995), Producer
- *Ailsa* (1994), Producer
- *3 Joes* (1991), Producer
- *The Rachel Incident*, series, Executive Producer
- *Pop. 1280*, Producer
- *Love Everlasting*, Producer
- *You Are Here*, series, Executive Producer
- *Walk the Blue Fields*, Producer
- *The Governesses*, Producer
- *Hillside Drive*, Producer
- *Séance on a Wet Afternoon*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Ed Guiney](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-78ec82c40c2b.jpg) Ed Guiney — Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Web_Summit_2017_-_Content_Makers_DF1_8044_%2838255165902%29.jpg/1280px-Web_Summit_2017_-_Content_Makers_DF1_8044_%2838255165902%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (16 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-1c3e204aacc5.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (16 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ed_Guiney_%2853259538223%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (16 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-ef18845b725e.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (16 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2816_of_33%29_%2853259538223%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2816_of_33%29_%2853259538223%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (17 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-04986c6b7e15.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (17 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2817_of_33%29_%2853259728175%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2817_of_33%29_%2853259728175%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ed Guiney](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-e94e7aeee276.jpg) Ed Guiney — Image via TMDB
- ![Ed Guiney](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-41ffa157d8a7.jpg) Ed Guiney — Image via TMDB
- ![Ed Guiney](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-93ea01447810.jpg) Ed Guiney — Image via TMDB
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (30 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-b29a70a524c1.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (30 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2830_of_33%29_%2853259592889%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2830_of_33%29_%2853259592889%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (31 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/7806/gallery-136ebd047da3.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (31 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2831_of_33%29_%2853258363877%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2831_of_33%29_%2853258363877%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 2026: Best Picture (nominated), for *Bugonia*
- 2024: Best Picture (nominated), for *Poor Things*
- 2019: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Favourite*
- 2016: Best Picture (nominated), for *Room*

### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Comedy 2019: European Film Award for Best Comedy (won), for *The Favourite*
- European Film Award for Best Film 2019: European Film Award for Best Film (won), for *The Favourite*
- European Film Award for Best Film 2016: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Room*
- European Film Award for Best Film 2015: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *The Lobster*
- European Film Award for Best European Co-Producer 2014: European Film Award for Best European Co-Producer (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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