---
name: "Jim O'Hanlon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-ohanlon"
fi1m_id: "jim-ohanlon"
imdb_id: "nm1317262"
tmdb_id: 152249
wikidata_id: "Q111814849"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 November 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T16:37:04.077089+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."
---

# Jim O'Hanlon

## Identity

Jim O'Hanlon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jim-ohanlon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jim-ohanlon
- **IMDb ID:** nm1317262
- **TMDB ID:** 152249
- **Wikidata ID:** Q111814849
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111814849, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1317262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152249

Director. Born 3 November 1970 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 November 1970, Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alice Troughton](https://film.one/person/alice-troughton.md), [Catherine Morshead](https://film.one/person/catherine-morshead.md), [Graeme Harper](https://film.one/person/graeme-harper.md), [Jonny Campbell](https://film.one/person/jonny-campbell.md), [Luke Watson](https://film.one/person/luke-watson.md), [Paul Unwin](https://film.one/person/paul-unwin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 83 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Soap 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111814849, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1317262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152249

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) (75), [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Catastrophe*](https://film.one/tv/catastrophe-2015.md) (86)
- **AMC+:** [*In the Flesh*](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*House of Saddam*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md) (60)

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## Biography

Jim O'Hanlon is an Irish director and producer. Born on 3 November 1970 in Dublin, he began his career in television as a story associate and story editor on *Coronation Street* (1997–1998) before moving into directing.

He has directed episodes of *Shameless* (2006), *Inside No. 9* (2014, 2018), *Marcella* (2016, 2018), *Catastrophe* (2019) and *Trying* (2020–2022), as well as the feature films *100 Streets* (2016) and *Your Christmas or Mine?* (2022). He has also directed episodes of *The Punisher* (2017–2019) and *Helstrom* (2020), and served as executive producer on several series.

*Sources: imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Catastrophe* (2015), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/catastrophe-2015.md)
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *In the Flesh* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)
- *House of Saddam* (2008), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, Story Consultant, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Fackham Hall* (2025), Director
- *Your Christmas or Mine 2* (2023), Director, Executive Producer
- *Your Christmas or Mine?* (2022), Director, Executive Producer
- *Helstrom* (2020), series, Director
- *Trying* (2020), series, Director, Executive Producer, Associate Producer
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, Director
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, Director
- *100 Streets* (2016), Director
- *Marcella* (2016), series, Director
- *Catastrophe* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/catastrophe-2015.md)
- *Chasing Shadows* (2014), series, Director
- *Quirke* (2014), series, Director
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Director
- *Hemlock Grove* (2013), series, Director
- *In the Flesh* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)
- *Of Two Minds* (2012), Director
- *A Touch of Cloth* (2012), series, Director
- *The Reckoning* (2011), series, Director
- *The Deep* (2010), series, Director
- *Emma* (2009), series, Director, Creator
- *House of Saddam* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md)
- *All In The Game* (2006), Director
- *Shameless* (2004), series, Director, Story Consultant — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, Director
- *Casualty* (1986), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes*, Director

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