Elliot Hegarty

Elliot Hegarty is an Emmy award-winning film and television director working in Britain and the United States.

Career

Hegarty graduated in Politics from Nottingham University in 1993 before studying at NYU Film School and the London Film School. He began his career writing and directing short-form productions before moving into television comedy. His first feature film was County Kilburn (2000), which he directed and wrote. He subsequently established himself as a television director, working on programmes including Star Stories, The Kevin Bishop Show, Moving Wallpaper, FM and Bad Education. Star Stories won Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards, while Hegarty received further recognition for his work in British television comedy.

During the late 2000s and 2010s, Hegarty expanded his career into American television, directing 21 episodes of the ABC sitcom The Middle and episodes of Mr. Sunshine, Suburgatory, Family Tools, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night, Mixology, Selfie, Black-ish and The Real O'Neals. His British television credits during this period included Great Night Out, Lovesick, Loaded and Bad Education, alongside television films such as Grandpa's Great Escape, The Midnight Gang and Cinderella: After Ever After. In 2015, he directed The Bad Education Movie, a feature-film adaptation of the television series Bad Education.

Hegarty later directed episodes of the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, as well as Cheaters for the BBC and Trying for Apple TV+. He subsequently expanded into executive production. In 2024, he served as lead director and executive producer on the first series of Rivals, directing its first four episodes, and returned in both roles for the second series. He also served as lead director and executive producer on the first block of the Sky and Working Title Films series Charmer, directing three episodes.

Alongside his film and television work, Hegarty has directed commercials. His early advertising work included the Club 18–30 campaign, which received several industry awards, including a Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He has subsequently directed campaigns for companies including Guinness, KFC, Toyota, Hyundai, Npower, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, MFI and The Daily Telegraph.

Filmography

References

External links

• Elliot Hegarty at IMDb
• Official website

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