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name: "Ruairí O'Brien"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
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# Ruairí O'Brien

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2012–2013
- **Also known as:** Ruairi O'Brien
- **Works often with:** Maggie Donnelly

## Biography

Ruairí O'Brien is an Irish cinematographer. He completed a Post Leaving Cert course in TV and film production and graduated from the Institute of Art, Design & Technology in Dún Laoghaire in 1996. He began with set-cleaning work and low-budget projects before moving into documentaries and drama.

O'Brien's credits include cinematography on the series *Line of Duty* (2012) and *The Fall* (2013). Other work encompasses *Five Minutes of Heaven* (2009), *Sea Fever* (2020), *Dating Amber* (2020) and *Vigil* (2021). He is a founding member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers and was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers in 2022. He received Irish Film and Television Award nominations for *Five Minutes of Heaven* and *The Fall*.

*Sources: imdb.com, iftn.ie, irishtimes.com, cinematography.world.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fall* (2013), Fi1m 73, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md)
- *Line of Duty* (2012), Fi1m 79, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/line-of-duty.md)

## Also known for

- *Eternity* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Humans* (2015), Director of Photography, Additional Photography
- *Sea Fever* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Vigil* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Five Minutes of Heaven* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Dating Amber* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Power* (2023), Director of Photography

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